How To Install iptables-utils on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iptables-utils on CentOS 7.
What is iptables-utils
Utils for iptables. Currently only provides nfnl_osf with the pf.os database.
We can use yum or dnf to install iptables-utils on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install iptables-utils.
Install iptables-utils on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install iptables-utils using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install iptables-utils
Install iptables-utils 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 iptables-utils using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install iptables-utils
How To Uninstall iptables-utils on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the iptables-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove iptables-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iptables-utils on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.