How To Install tpm-tools on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools
on CentOS 7.
What is tpm-tools
tpm-tools is a group of tools to manage and utilize the Trusted Computing Group’s TPM hardware. TPM hardware can create, store and use RSA keys securely (without ever being exposed in memory), verify a platform’s software state using cryptographic hashes and more. tpm-tools is a group of tools to manage and utilize the Trusted Computing Group’s TPM hardware. TPM hardware can create, store and use RSA keys securely (without ever being exposed in memory), verify a platform’s software state using cryptographic hashes and more.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install tpm-tools
on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tpm-tools.
Install tpm-tools on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install tpm-tools
using yum
by running the following command:
Install tpm-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.
After updating yum database, We can install tpm-tools
using dnf
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall tpm-tools on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the tpm-tools
package we can use the following command:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.