How To Install spacewalk-oscap on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install spacewalk-oscap in AlmaLinux 8. spacewalk-oscap is OpenSCAP plug-in for rhn-check

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install spacewalk-oscap on AlmaLinux 8.

What is spacewalk-oscap

spacewalk-oscap is a plug-in for rhn-check. With this plugin, user is able to run OpenSCAP scan from Spacewalk or Red Hat Satellite server.

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

Install spacewalk-oscap 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 spacewalk-oscap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install spacewalk-oscap

Install spacewalk-oscap 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 spacewalk-oscap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install spacewalk-oscap

How To Uninstall spacewalk-oscap on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the spacewalk-oscap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove spacewalk-oscap

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Summary

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