How To Install fail2ban-shorewall on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fail2ban-shorewall in AlmaLinux 8. fail2ban-shorewall is Shorewall support for Fail2Ban

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fail2ban-shorewall on AlmaLinux 8.

What is fail2ban-shorewall

This package enables support for manipulating shorewall rules.

We can use yum or dnf to install fail2ban-shorewall on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fail2ban-shorewall.

Install fail2ban-shorewall on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install fail2ban-shorewall using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fail2ban-shorewall

Install fail2ban-shorewall on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install fail2ban-shorewall using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fail2ban-shorewall

How To Uninstall fail2ban-shorewall on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the fail2ban-shorewall package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fail2ban-shorewall

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fail2ban-shorewall on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.