How To Install libtelnet on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtelnet on CentOS 7. libtelnet is TELNET protocol parsing framework

Introduction

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

What is libtelnet

Small library for parsing the TELNET protocol, responding to TELNET commands via an event interface, and generating valid TELNET commands. libtelnet includes support for the non-official MCCP, MCCP2, ZMP, and MSSP protocols used by MUD servers and clients.

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

Install libtelnet on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libtelnet

Install libtelnet 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 libtelnet using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libtelnet

How To Uninstall libtelnet on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libtelnet

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Summary

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