How To Install lnst-ctl on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lnst-ctl on CentOS 7. lnst-ctl is Linux Network Stack Test Controller

Introduction

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

What is lnst-ctl

LNST controller is able to communicate with networks of LNST slave daemons and execute tests on them.

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

Install lnst-ctl 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-ctl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lnst-ctl

Install lnst-ctl 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-ctl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lnst-ctl

How To Uninstall lnst-ctl on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove lnst-ctl

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Summary

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