How To Install tboot on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tboot on AlmaLinux 8.
What is tboot
Trusted Boot (tboot) is an open source, pre-kernel/VMM module that uses Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT) to perform a measured and verified launch of an OS kernel/VMM.
We can use yum or dnf to install tboot on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tboot.
Install tboot 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 tboot using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install tboot
Install tboot 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 tboot using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install tboot
How To Uninstall tboot on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the tboot package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove tboot
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tboot on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.