How To Install libnl3 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnl3 on CentOS 7. libnl3 is Convenience library for kernel netlink sockets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnl3 on CentOS 7.

What is libnl3

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 libnl3 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnl3.

Install libnl3 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libnl3 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libnl3

Install libnl3 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 libnl3 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libnl3

How To Uninstall libnl3 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libnl3 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libnl3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnl3 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.