How To Install shorewall-init on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install shorewall-init in Fedora 36. shorewall-init is Initialization functionality and NetworkManager integration for Shorewall

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shorewall-init on Fedora 36.

What is shorewall-init

This package adds additional initialization functionality to Shorewall in two ways. It allows the firewall to be closed prior to bringing up network devices. This insures that unwanted connections are not allowed between the time that the network comes up and when the firewall is started. It also integrates with NetworkManager and distribution ifup/ifdown systems to allow for ’event-driven’ startup and shutdown.

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

Install shorewall-init 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 shorewall-init using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install shorewall-init

Install shorewall-init 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 shorewall-init using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install shorewall-init

How To Uninstall shorewall-init on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the shorewall-init package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove shorewall-init

shorewall-init Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/logrotate.d/shorewall-init
/etc/sysconfig/shorewall-init
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/01-shorewall
/usr/lib/systemd/system/shorewall-init.service
/usr/libexec/shorewall-init
/usr/libexec/shorewall-init/ifupdown
/usr/sbin/shorewall-init
/usr/share/doc/shorewall-init
/usr/share/doc/shorewall-init/changelog.txt
/usr/share/doc/shorewall-init/releasenotes.txt
/usr/share/licenses/shorewall-init
/usr/share/licenses/shorewall-init/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man8/shorewall-init.8.gz
/usr/share/shorewall-init
/usr/share/shorewall-init/version

References

Summary

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