How To Install libnetfilter_conntrack-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter_conntrack-devel on Rocky Linux 8. libnetfilter_conntrack-devel is Netfilter conntrack userspace library

Introduction

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

What is libnetfilter_conntrack-devel

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-devel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnetfilter_conntrack-devel.

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

sudo dnf -y install libnetfilter_conntrack-devel

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

sudo yum -y install libnetfilter_conntrack-devel

How To Uninstall libnetfilter_conntrack-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libnetfilter_conntrack-devel

libnetfilter_conntrack-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_dccp.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_icmp.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_ipv4.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_ipv6.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_sctp.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_tcp.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_udp.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/linux_nfnetlink_conntrack.h
/usr/lib/libnetfilter_conntrack.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libnetfilter_conntrack.pc
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_dccp.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_icmp.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_ipv4.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_ipv6.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_sctp.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_tcp.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/libnetfilter_conntrack_udp.h
/usr/include/libnetfilter_conntrack/linux_nfnetlink_conntrack.h
/usr/lib64/libnetfilter_conntrack.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libnetfilter_conntrack.pc

References

Summary

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