How To Install rpm-plugin-selinux on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-plugin-selinux on AlmaLinux 8.

What is rpm-plugin-selinux

Rpm plugin for SELinux functionality

We can use yum or dnf to install rpm-plugin-selinux on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rpm-plugin-selinux.

Install rpm-plugin-selinux on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rpm-plugin-selinux using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rpm-plugin-selinux

Install rpm-plugin-selinux on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rpm-plugin-selinux using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rpm-plugin-selinux

How To Uninstall rpm-plugin-selinux on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the rpm-plugin-selinux package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rpm-plugin-selinux

References

• rpm-plugin-selinux website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-plugin-selinux on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.