How To Install tpm2-tools on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm2-tools in AlmaLinux 8. tpm2-tools is A TPM2.0 testing tool build upon TPM2.0-TSS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm2-tools on AlmaLinux 8.

What is tpm2-tools

tpm2-tools is a batch of testing tools for tpm2.0. It is based on tpm2-tss.

We can use yum or dnf to install tpm2-tools on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tpm2-tools.

Install tpm2-tools 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 tpm2-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tpm2-tools

Install tpm2-tools 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 tpm2-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tpm2-tools

How To Uninstall tpm2-tools on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the tpm2-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove tpm2-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm2-tools on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.