How To Install usbauth-notifier on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install usbauth-notifier on CentOS 8. usbauth-notifier is Notifier for USB Firewall to use with desktop environments

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install usbauth-notifier on CentOS 8.

What is usbauth-notifier

A notifier for the usbauth firewall against BadUSB attacks. The user could manually allow or deny USB devices.

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

Install usbauth-notifier on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install usbauth-notifier using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install usbauth-notifier

Install usbauth-notifier on CentOS 8 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 usbauth-notifier using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install usbauth-notifier

How To Uninstall usbauth-notifier on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the usbauth-notifier package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove usbauth-notifier

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install usbauth-notifier on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.