How To Install lldpd on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lldpd on CentOS 7.
What is lldpd
LLDP is an industry standard protocol designed to supplant proprietary Link-Layer protocols such as EDP or CDP. The goal of LLDP is to provide an inter-vendor compatible mechanism to deliver Link-Layer notifications to adjacent network devices.
We can use yum or dnf to install lldpd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lldpd.
Install lldpd on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install lldpd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install lldpd
Install lldpd 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 lldpd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install lldpd
How To Uninstall lldpd on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the lldpd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove lldpd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lldpd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
