How To Install yubico-piv-tool on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yubico-piv-tool on AlmaLinux 8.
What is yubico-piv-tool
The Yubico PIV tool is used for interacting with the Privilege and Identification Card (PIV) applet on a YubiKey. With it you may generate keys on the device, importing keys and certificates, and create certificate requests, and other operations. A shared library and a command-line tool is included.
We can use yum or dnf to install yubico-piv-tool on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install yubico-piv-tool.
Install yubico-piv-tool 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 yubico-piv-tool using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install yubico-piv-tool
Install yubico-piv-tool 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 yubico-piv-tool using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install yubico-piv-tool
How To Uninstall yubico-piv-tool on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the yubico-piv-tool package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove yubico-piv-tool
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yubico-piv-tool on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
