How to Install and Uninstall policycoreutils.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 8

Last updated: November 01,2024

1. Install "policycoreutils.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install policycoreutils.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                policycoreutils.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "policycoreutils.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall policycoreutils.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                policycoreutils.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the policycoreutils.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 8

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Available Packages
Name : policycoreutils
Version : 2.9
Release : 19.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 373 k
Source : policycoreutils-2.9-19.el8.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : SELinux policy core utilities
URL : https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux
License : GPLv2
Description : Security-enhanced Linux is a feature of the Linux® kernel and a number
: of utilities with enhanced security functionality designed to add
: mandatory access controls to Linux. The Security-enhanced Linux
: kernel contains new architectural components originally developed to
: improve the security of the Flask operating system. These
: architectural components provide general support for the enforcement
: of many kinds of mandatory access control policies, including those
: based on the concepts of Type Enforcement®, Role-based Access
: Control, and Multi-level Security.
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: policycoreutils contains the policy core utilities that are required
: for basic operation of a SELinux system. These utilities include
: load_policy to load policies, setfiles to label filesystems, newrole
: to switch roles.