How To Install netlabel_tools on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is netlabel_tools

NetLabel is a kernel subsystem which implements explicit packet labeling protocols such as CIPSO for Linux. Packet labeling is used in secure networks to mark packets with the security attributes of the data they contain. This package provides the necessary user space tools to query and configure the kernel subsystem.

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

Install netlabel_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 netlabel_tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install netlabel_tools

Install netlabel_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 netlabel_tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install netlabel_tools

How To Uninstall netlabel_tools on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove netlabel_tools

References

• netlabel_tools website

Summary

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