How To Install libkeepalive on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkeepalive on CentOS 8. libkeepalive is Enable TCP keepalive in dynamic binaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkeepalive on CentOS 8.

What is libkeepalive

libkeepalive is a library that enables tcp keepalive features in glibc based binary dynamic executables, without any change in the original program.

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

Install libkeepalive on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libkeepalive using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libkeepalive

Install libkeepalive on CentOS 8 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 libkeepalive using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libkeepalive

How To Uninstall libkeepalive on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the libkeepalive package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libkeepalive

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkeepalive on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.