How To Install ipset-service on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipset-service on Rocky Linux 8. ipset-service is ipset service for ipsets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipset-service on Rocky Linux 8.

What is ipset-service

This package provides the service ipset that is split out of the base package since it is not active by default.

We can use yum or dnf to install ipset-service on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ipset-service.

Install ipset-service on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install ipset-service

Install ipset-service on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install ipset-service

How To Uninstall ipset-service on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the ipset-service package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ipset-service

ipset-service Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/sysconfig/ipset
/etc/sysconfig/ipset-config
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ipset.service
/usr/libexec/initscripts/legacy-actions/ipset
/usr/libexec/initscripts/legacy-actions/ipset/save
/usr/libexec/ipset
/usr/libexec/ipset/ipset.start-stop

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipset-service on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.