How To Install lnst-slave on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lnst-slave on CentOS 7. lnst-slave is Linux Network Stack Test Slave Daemon

Introduction

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

What is lnst-slave

LNST slave is a daemon that waits for instructions from LNST controller. It is able to react to a variety of commands from the controller and act as a test node for executing network tests.

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

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

sudo yum -y install lnst-slave

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

sudo dnf -y install lnst-slave

How To Uninstall lnst-slave on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove lnst-slave

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Summary

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