How To Install ser2net on CentOS 8

ser2net is Proxy that allows tcp connections to serial ports

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ser2net on CentOS 8.

What is ser2net

ser2net provides a way for a user to connect from a network connection to a serial port. It provides all the serial port setup, a configuration file to configure the ports, a control login for modifying port parameters, monitoring ports, and controlling ports.

We can use yum or dnf to install ser2net on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ser2net.

Install ser2net on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install ser2net using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ser2net

Install ser2net on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install ser2net using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ser2net

How To Uninstall ser2net on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the ser2net package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ser2net

ser2net Package Contents on CentOS 8

/etc/ser2net.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4/a963f78d2e00bcec2767bbfa2da82a6930cea9
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ser2net.service
/usr/sbin/ser2net
/usr/share/doc/ser2net
/usr/share/doc/ser2net/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/ser2net/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/ser2net/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/ser2net/README
/usr/share/man/man8/ser2net.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ser2net on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.