How To Install setools on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install setools on Rocky Linux 8. setools is Policy analysis tools for SELinux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install setools on Rocky Linux 8.

What is setools

SETools is a collection of graphical tools, command-line tools, and Python modules designed to facilitate SELinux policy analysis.

We can use yum or dnf to install setools on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install setools.

Install setools on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install setools

Install setools on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install setools

How To Uninstall setools on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove setools

setools Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install setools on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.