How To Install tpm-quote-tools on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-quote-tools on CentOS 7. tpm-quote-tools is TPM-based attestation using the TPM quote operation (tools)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-quote-tools on CentOS 7.

What is tpm-quote-tools

TPM Quote Tools is a collection of programs that provide support for TPM based attestation using the TPM quote operation.

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

Install tpm-quote-tools on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install tpm-quote-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tpm-quote-tools

Install tpm-quote-tools 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 tpm-quote-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tpm-quote-tools

How To Uninstall tpm-quote-tools on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the tpm-quote-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove tpm-quote-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-quote-tools on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.