How To Install libnids on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnids on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libnids
Libnids is an implementation of an E-component of Network Intrusion Detection System. It emulates the IP stack of Linux 2.x and offers IP defragmentation, TCP stream assembly and TCP port scan detection. Using libnids, one has got a convenient access to data carried by a TCP stream, no matter how artfully obscured by an attacker.
We can use yum or dnf to install libnids on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnids.
Install libnids on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libnids using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libnids
Install libnids on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libnids using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libnids
How To Uninstall libnids on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libnids package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libnids
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnids on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.