How To Install x509watch on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install x509watch on AlmaLinux 8.
What is x509watch
x509watch is a simple command line application, written in Perl, that can be used to list soon expiring or already expired X.509 certificates, such as e.g. SSL certificates. All certificates are searched by default in the standard PKI directory, but any other directory can be specified as parameter. Only Base64 encoded DER and PEM X.509 certificates are supported.
We can use yum or dnf to install x509watch on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install x509watch.
Install x509watch 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 x509watch using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install x509watch
Install x509watch 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 x509watch using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install x509watch
How To Uninstall x509watch on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the x509watch package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove x509watch
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install x509watch on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
