How To Install iptables-arptables on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iptables-arptables on AlmaLinux 8.
What is iptables-arptables
The arptables tool is used to set up and maintain the tables of ARP rules in the Linux kernel. These rules inspect the ARP frames which they see. arptables is analogous to the iptables user space tool, but is less complicated. Note replacement of the legacy tool.
We can use yum or dnf to install iptables-arptables on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install iptables-arptables.
Install iptables-arptables 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 iptables-arptables using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install iptables-arptables
Install iptables-arptables 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 iptables-arptables using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install iptables-arptables
How To Uninstall iptables-arptables on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the iptables-arptables package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove iptables-arptables
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iptables-arptables on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
