How To Install mdns-repeater on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdns-repeater on CentOS 7.
What is mdns-repeater
mdns-repeater is a Multicast DNS repeater for Linux. Multicast DNS uses the 224.0.0.51 address, which is “administratively scoped” and does not leave the subnet. This program re-broadcasts mDNS packets from one interface to other interfaces.
We can use yum or dnf to install mdns-repeater on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mdns-repeater.
Install mdns-repeater on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mdns-repeater using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mdns-repeater
Install mdns-repeater 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 mdns-repeater using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mdns-repeater
How To Uninstall mdns-repeater on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the mdns-repeater package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mdns-repeater
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdns-repeater on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
