How To Install lldpad on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lldpad on CentOS 7. lldpad is Intel LLDP Agent

Introduction

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

What is lldpad

This package contains the Linux user space daemon and configuration tool for Intel LLDP Agent with Enhanced Ethernet support for the Data Center. This package contains the Linux user space daemon and configuration tool for Intel LLDP Agent with Enhanced Ethernet support for the Data Center.

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

Install lldpad on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install lldpad

Install lldpad 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 lldpad using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lldpad

How To Uninstall lldpad on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove lldpad

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Summary

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