How To Install libnetfilter_queue on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter_queue on CentOS 7.
What is libnetfilter_queue
libnetfilter_queue is a userspace library providing an API to packets that have been queued by the kernel packet filter. It is is part of a system that deprecates the old ip_queue / libipq mechanism. libnetfilter_queue has been previously known as libnfnetlink_queue. libnetfilter_queue is a userspace library providing an API to packets that have been queued by the kernel packet filter. It is is part of a system that deprecates the old ip_queue / libipq mechanism. libnetfilter_queue has been previously known as libnfnetlink_queue.
We can use yum or dnf to install libnetfilter_queue on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnetfilter_queue.
Install libnetfilter_queue 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_queue using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libnetfilter_queue
Install libnetfilter_queue 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_queue using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libnetfilter_queue
How To Uninstall libnetfilter_queue on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libnetfilter_queue package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libnetfilter_queue
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter_queue on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
