How To Install libnetfilter_conntrack-devel on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter_conntrack-devel on CentOS 7.

What is libnetfilter_conntrack-devel

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-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnetfilter_conntrack-devel.

Install libnetfilter_conntrack-devel 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-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libnetfilter_conntrack-devel

Install libnetfilter_conntrack-devel 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-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libnetfilter_conntrack-devel

How To Uninstall libnetfilter_conntrack-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libnetfilter_conntrack-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libnetfilter_conntrack-devel

References

• libnetfilter_conntrack-devel website

Summary

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