How To Install libnet-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet-devel on Rocky Linux 8. libnet-devel is Development files for the libnet library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet-devel on Rocky Linux 8.

What is libnet-devel

The libnet-devel package includes header files and libraries necessary for developing programs which use the libnet library. Libnet is very handy with which to write network tools and network test code. See the manpage and sample test code for more detailed information.

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

Install libnet-devel 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 libnet-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libnet-devel

Install libnet-devel 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 libnet-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libnet-devel

How To Uninstall libnet-devel on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libnet-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libnet-devel

libnet-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/libnet-config
/usr/include/libnet
/usr/include/libnet.h
/usr/include/libnet/libnet-asn1.h
/usr/include/libnet/libnet-functions.h
/usr/include/libnet/libnet-headers.h
/usr/include/libnet/libnet-macros.h
/usr/include/libnet/libnet-structures.h
/usr/include/libnet/libnet-types.h
/usr/lib/libnet.so
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/CHANGELOG
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/CONTRIB
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/DESIGN_NOTES
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/MIGRATION
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/PACKET_BUILDING
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/RAWSOCKET_NON_SEQUITUR
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/TODO
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/bc_s.png
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/closed.png
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/doxygen.css
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/doxygen.png
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/files.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/globals.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/globals_defs.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/globals_func.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/index.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-asn1_8h_source.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-functions_8h.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-functions_8h_source.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-macros_8h.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-macros_8h_source.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-structures_8h_source.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-types_8h_source.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet_8h.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet_8h_source.html
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/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/arp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/bgp4_hdr.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/bgp4_notification.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/bgp4_open.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/bgp4_update.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/cdp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/dhcp_discover.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/dns.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/dot1x.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/fddi_tcp1.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/fddi_tcp2.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/get_addr.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/gre.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/hsrp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp6_echoreq.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp6_unreach.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp_echo_cq.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp_redirect.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp_timeexceed.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp_timestamp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp_unreach.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ieee.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ip_link.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ip_raw.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/isl.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/libnet_test.h
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/mpls.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ntp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ospf_hello.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ospf_lsa.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ping_of_death.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/rpc_tcp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/rpc_udp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/sebek.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/smurf.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/stp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/synflood.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/synflood6.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/synflood6_frag.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/tcp1.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/tcp2.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/test_ipv4.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/test_ipv4_options.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/test_ipv6_icmpv4.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/tftp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/tring_tcp1.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/tring_tcp2.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/udp1.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/udp2.c
/usr/share/man/man3/libnet-functions.h.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/libnet-macros.h.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/libnet.h.3.gz
/usr/bin/libnet-config
/usr/include/libnet
/usr/include/libnet.h
/usr/include/libnet/libnet-asn1.h
/usr/include/libnet/libnet-functions.h
/usr/include/libnet/libnet-headers.h
/usr/include/libnet/libnet-macros.h
/usr/include/libnet/libnet-structures.h
/usr/include/libnet/libnet-types.h
/usr/lib64/libnet.so
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/CHANGELOG
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/CONTRIB
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/DESIGN_NOTES
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/MIGRATION
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/PACKET_BUILDING
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/RAWSOCKET_NON_SEQUITUR
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/TODO
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/bc_s.png
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/closed.png
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/doxygen.css
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/doxygen.png
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/files.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/globals.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/globals_defs.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/globals_func.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/index.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-asn1_8h_source.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-functions_8h.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-functions_8h_source.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-macros_8h.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-macros_8h_source.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-structures_8h_source.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet-types_8h_source.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet_8h.html
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/libnet_8h_source.html
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/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/tab_b.png
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/tab_h.png
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/tab_s.png
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/html/tabs.css
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/arp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/bgp4_hdr.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/bgp4_notification.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/bgp4_open.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/bgp4_update.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/cdp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/dhcp_discover.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/dns.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/dot1x.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/fddi_tcp1.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/fddi_tcp2.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/get_addr.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/gre.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/hsrp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp6_echoreq.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp6_unreach.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp_echo_cq.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp_redirect.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp_timeexceed.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp_timestamp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/icmp_unreach.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ieee.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ip_link.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ip_raw.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/isl.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/libnet_test.h
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/mpls.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ntp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ospf_hello.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ospf_lsa.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/ping_of_death.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/rpc_tcp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/rpc_udp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/sebek.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/smurf.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/stp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/synflood.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/synflood6.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/synflood6_frag.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/tcp1.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/tcp2.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/test_ipv4.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/test_ipv4_options.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/test_ipv6_icmpv4.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/tftp.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/tring_tcp1.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/tring_tcp2.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/udp1.c
/usr/share/doc/libnet-devel/sample/udp2.c
/usr/share/man/man3/libnet-functions.h.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/libnet-macros.h.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/libnet.h.3.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.