How To Install net-tools on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install net-tools on CentOS 7.
What is net-tools
The net-tools package contains basic networking tools, including ifconfig, netstat, route, and others. Most of them are obsolete. For replacement check iproute package.
We can use yum or dnf to install net-tools on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install net-tools.
Install net-tools on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install net-tools using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install net-tools
Install net-tools 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 net-tools using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install net-tools
How To Uninstall net-tools on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the net-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove net-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install net-tools on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.