How To Install libnetfilter_log on Fedora 34

libnetfilter_log is Netfilter logging userspace library Netfilter logging userspace library

Introduction

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

What is `libnetfilter_log`

libnetfilter_log is a userspace library providing interface to packets that have been logged by the kernel packet filter. It is is part of a system that deprecates the old syslog/dmesg based packet logging. libnetfilter_log has been previously known as libnfnetlink_log. libnetfilter_log is used by ulogd2. libnetfilter_log 1.0.1 18.fc34 x86_64 26 k libnetfilter_log-1.0.1-18.fc34.src.rpm fedora Netfilter logging userspace library http GPLv2 libnetfilter_log is a userspace library providing interface to packets that have been logged by the kernel packet filter. It is is part of a system that deprecates the old syslog/dmesg based packet logging. libnetfilter_log has been previously known as libnfnetlink_log. libnetfilter_log is used by ulogd2.

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

Install libnetfilter_log 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_log using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libnetfilter_log

Install libnetfilter_log 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_log using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libnetfilter_log

How To Uninstall libnetfilter_log on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libnetfilter_log

libnetfilter_log Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/15
/usr/lib/.build-id/15/c7b505fe34e64273fac227cd02bd25417a8286
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d/0d385c1e02dd8b06e9de2d0b14e99214ac0e63
/usr/lib64/libnetfilter_log.so.1
/usr/lib64/libnetfilter_log.so.1.1.0
/usr/lib64/libnetfilter_log_libipulog.so.1
/usr/lib64/libnetfilter_log_libipulog.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libnetfilter_log
/usr/share/doc/libnetfilter_log/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/47
/usr/lib/.build-id/47/d238b217b2f72a4f4a42a6bf738393f6e63f42
/usr/lib/.build-id/ff
/usr/lib/.build-id/ff/5b2d19dc133298d76112785eed39ea3c50cbf0
/usr/lib/libnetfilter_log.so.1
/usr/lib/libnetfilter_log.so.1.1.0
/usr/lib/libnetfilter_log_libipulog.so.1
/usr/lib/libnetfilter_log_libipulog.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libnetfilter_log
/usr/share/doc/libnetfilter_log/COPYING

References

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

Summary

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