How To Install cntlm on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install cntlm in Fedora 36. cntlm is Fast NTLM authentication proxy with tunneling

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cntlm on Fedora 36.

What is cntlm

Cntlm is a fast and efficient NTLM proxy, with support for TCP/IP tunneling, authenticated connection caching, ACLs, proper daemon logging and behavior and much more. It has up to ten times faster responses than similar NTLM proxies, while using by orders or magnitude less RAM and CPU. Manual page contains detailed information.

We can use yum or dnf to install cntlm on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cntlm.

Install cntlm on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install cntlm

Install cntlm on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install cntlm

How To Uninstall cntlm on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove cntlm

cntlm Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/cntlm.conf
/etc/sysconfig/cntlmd
/run/cntlm
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/bb
/usr/lib/.build-id/bb/7a8ac1857b75c977cd533bc724a2c8ebe7b910
/usr/lib/systemd/system/cntlm.service
/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/cntlm.conf
/usr/sbin/cntlm
/usr/share/doc/cntlm
/usr/share/doc/cntlm/COPYRIGHT
/usr/share/doc/cntlm/README
/usr/share/licenses/cntlm
/usr/share/licenses/cntlm/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/cntlm.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cntlm on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).