How To Install libnfnetlink on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfnetlink on CentOS 7.
What is libnfnetlink
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. 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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnfnetlink.
Install libnfnetlink on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libnfnetlink using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libnfnetlink
Install libnfnetlink 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 libnfnetlink using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libnfnetlink
How To Uninstall libnfnetlink on CentOS 7
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 CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
