Information about the package, tboot, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The tboot package is designed for, Performs a verified launch using Intel TXT.
Package Name:
tboot
Summary:
Performs a verified launch using Intel TXT
Description:
Trusted Boot (tboot) is an open source, pre-kernel/VMM module that uses Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT) to perform a measured and verified launch of an OS kernel/VMM.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.9.4
Release:
3.el6
Size:
525 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the tboot package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install tboot
This command will install tboot on the server.
yum remove tboot
This command will un-install tboot on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tboot, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove tboot
This command will un-install tboot on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove tboot when using the -y flag.
yum update tboot
This command will update tboot to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tboot, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update tboot
This command will update tboot to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove tboot when using the -y flag.
yum info tboot
This command will show you core information about the tboot package.
yum deplist tboot
This command will show you the dependencies for tboot. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update tboot
This command will check if there is an update waiting on tboot. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.