How To Install snapd-selinux on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install snapd-selinux on CentOS 7. snapd-selinux is SELinux module for snapd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install snapd-selinux on CentOS 7.

What is snapd-selinux

This package provides the SELinux policy module to ensure snapd runs properly under an environment with SELinux enabled.

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

Install snapd-selinux on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install snapd-selinux

Install snapd-selinux 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 snapd-selinux using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install snapd-selinux

How To Uninstall snapd-selinux on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove snapd-selinux

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Summary

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