How To Install scap-security-guide on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scap-security-guide on CentOS 7.
What is scap-security-guide
The scap-security-guide project provides a guide for configuration of the system from the final system’s security point of view. The guidance is specified in the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) format and constitutes a catalog of practical hardening advice, linked to government requirements where applicable. The project bridges the gap between generalized policy requirements and specific implementation guidelines. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 system administrator can use the oscap command-line tool from the openscap-utils package to verify that the system conforms to provided guideline. Refer to scap-security-guide(8) manual page for further information.
We can use yum or dnf to install scap-security-guide on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install scap-security-guide.
Install scap-security-guide on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install scap-security-guide using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install scap-security-guide
Install scap-security-guide 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 scap-security-guide using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install scap-security-guide
How To Uninstall scap-security-guide on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the scap-security-guide package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove scap-security-guide
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scap-security-guide on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
