How To Install swtpm on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install swtpm on CentOS 8.
What is swtpm
TPM emulator built on libtpms providing TPM functionality for QEMU VMs
We can use yum or dnf to install swtpm on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install swtpm.
Install swtpm on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install swtpm using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install swtpm
Install swtpm on CentOS 8 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 swtpm using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install swtpm
How To Uninstall swtpm on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the swtpm package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove swtpm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install swtpm on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.