How To Install clatd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install clatd on CentOS 7. clatd is CLAT / SIIT-DC Edge Relay implementation for Linux

Introduction

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

What is clatd

clatd implements the CLAT component of the 464XLAT network architecture specified in RFC 6877. It allows an IPv6-only host to have IPv4 connectivity that is translated to IPv6 before being routed to an upstream PLAT (which is typically a Stateful NAT64 operated by the ISP) and there translated back to IPv4 before being routed to the IPv4 internet.

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

Install clatd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install clatd

Install clatd 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 clatd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install clatd

How To Uninstall clatd on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove clatd

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Summary

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