How To Install libnetfilter_conntrack on Fedora 34

libnetfilter_conntrack is Netfilter conntrack userspace library Netfilter conntrack userspace library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter_conntrack on Fedora 34.

What is `libnetfilter_conntrack`

libnetfilter_conntrack is a userspace library providing a programming interface (API) to the in-kernel connection tracking state table. libnetfilter_conntrack 1.0.8 2.fc34 x86_64 59 k libnetfilter_conntrack-1.0.8-2.fc34.src.rpm fedora Netfilter conntrack userspace library http GPLv2+ libnetfilter_conntrack is a userspace library providing a programming interface (API) to the in-kernel connection tracking state table.

We can use yum or dnf to install libnetfilter_conntrack on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnetfilter_conntrack.

Install libnetfilter_conntrack on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libnetfilter_conntrack using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libnetfilter_conntrack

Install libnetfilter_conntrack on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libnetfilter_conntrack using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libnetfilter_conntrack

How To Uninstall libnetfilter_conntrack on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the libnetfilter_conntrack package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libnetfilter_conntrack

libnetfilter_conntrack Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c/cfb472a08b7201d3f2dfa1041fff8b6a0f6ffe
/usr/lib/libnetfilter_conntrack.so.3
/usr/lib/libnetfilter_conntrack.so.3.7.0
/usr/share/licenses/libnetfilter_conntrack
/usr/share/licenses/libnetfilter_conntrack/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/52
/usr/lib/.build-id/52/c1406488f8bcc98ca0e6d67248fe65860aadea
/usr/lib64/libnetfilter_conntrack.so.3
/usr/lib64/libnetfilter_conntrack.so.3.7.0
/usr/share/licenses/libnetfilter_conntrack
/usr/share/licenses/libnetfilter_conntrack/COPYING

References

[libnetfilter_conntrack website](http://netfilter.org http://netfilter.org)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter_conntrack on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.