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

• iptables-utils website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iptables-utils on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.