How To Install rpminspect on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpminspect on AlmaLinux 8.
What is rpminspect
Build deviation and compliance tool. This program runs a number of tests against one or two builds of source RPM files. The built artifacts are inspected and compared to report changes and validate policy compliance against the defined parameters.
We can use yum or dnf to install rpminspect on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rpminspect.
Install rpminspect 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 rpminspect using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install rpminspect
Install rpminspect 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 rpminspect using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install rpminspect
How To Uninstall rpminspect on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the rpminspect package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove rpminspect
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpminspect on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.