How To Install lnst on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lnst on CentOS 7. lnst is Common code for lnst-ctl and lnst-slave

Introduction

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

What is lnst

Linux Network Stack Test is a tool useful for developing and performing automated network tests. LNST focuses on maximum portability of the so-called recipes (descriptions of test cases and scenarios). This package contains the code that is common for both LNST controller and LNST slave.

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

Install lnst on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install lnst

Install lnst 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 lnst using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lnst

How To Uninstall lnst on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove lnst

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Summary

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