How To Install fwknop-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fwknop-devel in AlmaLinux 8. fwknop-devel is The fwknop library, header and API docs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fwknop-devel on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `fwknop-devel`

The Firewall Knock Operator library, libfko, provides the Single Packet Authorization implementation and API for the other fwknop components.

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

Install fwknop-devel 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 fwknop-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fwknop-devel

Install fwknop-devel 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 fwknop-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fwknop-devel

How To Uninstall fwknop-devel on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the fwknop-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fwknop-devel

References

fwknop-devel website

Summary

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