How To Install selinux-policy-devel on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install selinux-policy-devel on AlmaLinux 8.

What is selinux-policy-devel

SELinux policy development and man page package

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

Install selinux-policy-devel 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 selinux-policy-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install selinux-policy-devel

Install selinux-policy-devel 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 selinux-policy-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install selinux-policy-devel

How To Uninstall selinux-policy-devel on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the selinux-policy-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove selinux-policy-devel

References

• selinux-policy-devel website

Summary

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