Install HACKION Software with RPM

This guide explains how to configure the HACKION RPM package repository. It can be used to install HACKION software on any Enterprise Linux based system such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS Stream, Fedora, AlmaLinux, and Rocky Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that:

  • You have an Enterprise Linux based system with root/sudo access.
  • Your system has network access to the HACKION package repository.
  • Your system has wget installed. If it does not, install it with:
sudo dnf install -y wget

Note: For older operating systems where the dnf command is not found use yum instead.

Step 1: Import the HACKION Distribution PGP Key

HACKION packages are signed with the HACKION Distribution signing key (PGP key 8AABE2F7) with fingerprint:

8AAB E2F7 9D3E E2B3 5B37 C5B3 19E0 2D37 E2A4 4313

Download and install the public signing key using the following command:

sudo wget -qO /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-hackion https://assets.hackion.com.au/certs/HACKION-PTY-LTD_DISTRIBUTION-2026_8AABE2F7.asc

Step 2: Configure the HACKION Software Repository

  1. Run the following command to add the HACKION repository configuration to /etc/yum.repos.d/:
sudo cat << 'EOF' > /etc/yum.repos.d/hackion.repo
[HACKION]
name=HACKION PTY LTD 
baseurl=https://rpm.hackion.com.au/9
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-hackion
enabled=1
type=rpm-md
EOF

Step 3: Install the HACKION Distribution PGP keyring management package

  1. Install the package using:
sudo dnf install -y hackion-keyring

Note: For older operating systems where the dnf command is not found use yum instead.

In the event of a key rotation or revocation, the hackion-keyring package facilitates the propagation of updated key material.