How To Install libnl on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnl on CentOS 7. libnl is Convenience library for kernel netlink sockets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnl on CentOS 7.

What is libnl

This package contains a convenience library to simplify using the Linux kernel’s netlink sockets interface for network manipulation This package contains a convenience library to simplify using the Linux kernel’s netlink sockets interface for network manipulation

We can use yum or dnf to install libnl on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnl.

Install libnl on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libnl

Install libnl 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 libnl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libnl

How To Uninstall libnl on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libnl

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Summary

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