How To Install policycoreutils-newrole on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install policycoreutils-newrole on CentOS 7. policycoreutils-newrole is The newrole application for RBAC/MLS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install policycoreutils-newrole on CentOS 7.

What is policycoreutils-newrole

RBAC/MLS policy machines require newrole as a way of changing the role or level of a logged in user.

We can use yum or dnf to install policycoreutils-newrole on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install policycoreutils-newrole.

Install policycoreutils-newrole on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install policycoreutils-newrole using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install policycoreutils-newrole

Install policycoreutils-newrole on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install policycoreutils-newrole using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install policycoreutils-newrole

How To Uninstall policycoreutils-newrole on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the policycoreutils-newrole package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove policycoreutils-newrole

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install policycoreutils-newrole on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.