How To Install 2ping on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install 2ping on CentOS 7. 2ping is Bi-directional ping utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install 2ping on CentOS 7.

What is 2ping

2ping is a bi-directional ping utility. It uses 3-way pings (akin to TCP SYN, SYN/ACK, ACK) and after-the-fact state comparison between a 2ping listener and a 2ping client to determine which direction packet loss occurs.

We can use yum or dnf to install 2ping on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install 2ping.

Install 2ping on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install 2ping using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install 2ping

Install 2ping on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install 2ping using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install 2ping

How To Uninstall 2ping on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the 2ping package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove 2ping

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install 2ping on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.