How To Install cdpr on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdpr on CentOS 7.
What is cdpr
cdpr is used to decode a Cisco Disovery Protocol (CDP) packet, by default it will report the device ID, the IP Address (of the device), and the port number that the machine is connected to. Optionally it will decode the entire CDP packet.
We can use yum or dnf to install cdpr on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cdpr.
Install cdpr on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install cdpr using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install cdpr
Install cdpr 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 cdpr using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install cdpr
How To Uninstall cdpr on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the cdpr package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove cdpr
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdpr on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
