How To Install libnetfilter_conntrack on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter_conntrack on CentOS 7.
What is libnetfilter_conntrack
libnetfilter_conntrack is a userspace library providing a programming interface (API) to the in-kernel connection tracking state table. libnetfilter_conntrack is a userspace library providing a programming interface (API) to the in-kernel connection tracking state table.
We can use yum or dnf to install libnetfilter_conntrack on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnetfilter_conntrack.
Install libnetfilter_conntrack on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libnetfilter_conntrack using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libnetfilter_conntrack
Install libnetfilter_conntrack 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 libnetfilter_conntrack using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libnetfilter_conntrack
How To Uninstall libnetfilter_conntrack on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libnetfilter_conntrack package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libnetfilter_conntrack
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter_conntrack on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.