How To Install ngrep on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ngrep on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ngrep
ngrep strives to provide most of GNU grep’s common features, applying them to the network layer. ngrep is a pcap-aware tool that will allow you to specify extended regular or hexadecimal expressions to match against data payloads of packets. It currently recognizes TCP, UDP, ICMP, IGMP and Raw protocols across Ethernet, PPP, SLIP, FDDI, Token Ring, 802.11 and null interfaces, and understands bpf filter logic in the same fashion as more common packet sniffing tools, such as tcpdump and snoop.
We can use yum or dnf to install ngrep on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ngrep.
Install ngrep on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ngrep using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ngrep
Install ngrep on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ngrep using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ngrep
How To Uninstall ngrep on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ngrep package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ngrep
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ngrep on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
