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Install Threat Prevention module using the package management tools

  • Published on Sep 13, 2026
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Install the software using the Yellowdog Updater Modified (YUM), Advanced Packaging Tool (APT), and Zypper package management tool.

When you install Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS) for Linux Threat Prevention from the YUM, APT, and Zypper repositories, the On-Access Scan is disabled by default. To enable On-Access Scan after installation, use the command-line or the env variables.

For information about enabling the On-Access Scan using the command line, see Enable or Disable On-Access Scanning or themanpage help.

For installation using command line, use these variables:

  • MFE_DISABLE_CONTENT_UPDATE

  • MFE_DISABLE_GTI

  • MFE_DISABLE_OAS

  • MFE_DISABLE_AP

To use these options, run the command as:

MFE_DISABLE_OAS=yes yum install McAfeeTP