How To Install libnfnetlink on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfnetlink in AlmaLinux 8. libnfnetlink is Netfilter netlink userspace library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfnetlink on AlmaLinux 8.

libnfnetlink is a userspace library that provides some low-level nfnetlink handling functions. It is used as a foundation for other, netfilter subsystem specific libraries such as libnfnetlink_conntrack, libnfnetlink_log and libnfnetlink_queue.

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

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libnfnetlink

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libnfnetlink

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

sudo dnf remove libnfnetlink

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfnetlink on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.