How To Install sos-audit on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install sos-audit in AlmaLinux 8. sos-audit is Audit use of some commands for support purposes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sos-audit on AlmaLinux 8.

What is sos-audit

Sos-audit provides configuration files for the Linux Auditing System to track the use of some commands capable of changing the configuration of the system. Currently storage and filesystem commands are audited.

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

Install sos-audit 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 sos-audit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sos-audit

Install sos-audit 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 sos-audit using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sos-audit

How To Uninstall sos-audit on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the sos-audit package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove sos-audit

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sos-audit on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.