How To Install u2f-hidraw-policy on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install u2f-hidraw-policy on CentOS 7. u2f-hidraw-policy is Udev rule to allow desktop access to HIDRAW U2F tokens

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install u2f-hidraw-policy on CentOS 7.

What is u2f-hidraw-policy

u2f-hidraw-policy is a udev helper that detects U2F HID tokens as described by the U2F spec.

We can use yum or dnf to install u2f-hidraw-policy on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install u2f-hidraw-policy.

Install u2f-hidraw-policy on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install u2f-hidraw-policy using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install u2f-hidraw-policy

Install u2f-hidraw-policy 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 u2f-hidraw-policy using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install u2f-hidraw-policy

How To Uninstall u2f-hidraw-policy on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the u2f-hidraw-policy package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove u2f-hidraw-policy

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install u2f-hidraw-policy on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.