How To Install setools-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install setools-libs on CentOS 7. setools-libs is Policy analysis support libraries for SELinux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install setools-libs on CentOS 7.

What is setools-libs

SETools is a collection of graphical tools, command-line tools, and libraries designed to facilitate SELinux policy analysis. This package includes the following run-time libraries libapol policy analysis library libpoldiff semantic policy difference library libqpol library that abstracts policy internals libseaudit parse and filter SELinux audit messages in log files libsefs SELinux file contexts library SETools is a collection of graphical tools, command-line tools, and libraries designed to facilitate SELinux policy analysis. This package includes the following run-time libraries libapol policy analysis library libpoldiff semantic policy difference library libqpol library that abstracts policy internals libseaudit parse and filter SELinux audit messages in log files libsefs SELinux file contexts library

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

Install setools-libs on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install setools-libs

Install setools-libs 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 setools-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install setools-libs

How To Uninstall setools-libs on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the setools-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove setools-libs

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Summary

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