How To Install knot-module-dnstap on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install knot-module-dnstap on Rocky Linux 8. knot-module-dnstap is dnstap module for Knot DNS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install knot-module-dnstap on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `knot-module-dnstap`

The package contains dnstap Knot DNS module for logging DNS traffic.

We can use yum or dnf to install knot-module-dnstap on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install knot-module-dnstap.

Install knot-module-dnstap on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install knot-module-dnstap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install knot-module-dnstap

Install knot-module-dnstap on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install knot-module-dnstap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install knot-module-dnstap

How To Uninstall knot-module-dnstap on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the knot-module-dnstap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove knot-module-dnstap

knot-module-dnstap Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e8
/usr/lib/.build-id/e8/7a7b7ccda0bb04c80cdb87643b4356a7fdfe6f
/usr/lib64/knot/modules-3.0/dnstap.so

References

knot-module-dnstap website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install knot-module-dnstap on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.