How To Install libnet10 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet10 in Fedora 36. libnet10 is High-level API (toolkit) to construct and inject network packets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet10 on Fedora 36.

What is libnet10

Libnet is a high-level API (toolkit) allowing the application programmer to construct and inject network packets. It provides a portable and simplified interface for low-level network packet shaping, handling and injection. Libnet hides much of the tedium of packet creation from the application programmer such as multiplexing, buffer management, arcane packet header information, byte-ordering, OS-dependent issues and much more. Libnet features portable packet creation interfaces at the IP layer and link layer, as well as a host of supplementary and complementary functionality. This package contains an old and deprecated version of libnet. You need it only if the software you are using hasn’t been updated to work with the newer version and the newer API.

We can use yum or dnf to install libnet10 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnet10.

Install libnet10 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 libnet10 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libnet10

Install libnet10 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 libnet10 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libnet10

How To Uninstall libnet10 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libnet10 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libnet10

libnet10 Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `libnet10` on Fedora 36.

### What is `libnet10`

> Libnet is a high-level API (toolkit) allowing the application programmer to construct and inject network packets. It provides a portable and simplified interface for low-level network packet shaping, handling and injection. Libnet hides much of the tedium of packet creation from the application programmer such as multiplexing, buffer management, arcane packet header information, byte-ordering, OS-dependent issues and much more. Libnet features portable packet creation interfaces at the IP layer and link layer, as well as a host of supplementary and complementary functionality.  This package contains an old and deprecated version of libnet. You need it only if the software you are using hasn't been updated to work with the newer version and the newer API.  

We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `libnet10` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnet10.

## Install libnet10 on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libnet10 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libnet10

Install libnet10 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 libnet10 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libnet10

How To Uninstall libnet10 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libnet10 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libnet10

libnet10 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/42
/usr/lib/.build-id/42/347a33625ffe2a39812965658f2b5bf6f98454
/usr/lib64/libnet10.so.0
/usr/lib64/libnet10.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libnet10
/usr/share/doc/libnet10/CHANGELOG
/usr/share/doc/libnet10/README
/usr/share/licenses/libnet10
/usr/share/licenses/libnet10/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man3/libnet10.3.gz

References

  • libnet10 website /usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/44 /usr/lib/.build-id/44/fbbab71169864303171ce027e7a54788c78f72 /usr/lib/libnet10.so.0 /usr/lib/libnet10.so.0.0.0 /usr/share/doc/libnet10 /usr/share/doc/libnet10/CHANGELOG /usr/share/doc/libnet10/README /usr/share/licenses/libnet10 /usr/share/licenses/libnet10/COPYING /usr/share/man/man3/libnet10.3.gz

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet10 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).



## References

* [libnet10 website](http://www.packetfactory.net/libnet/)

## Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install `libnet10` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).