How To Install python2-scapy on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-scapy on CentOS 7.
What is python2-scapy
Scapy is a powerful interactive packet manipulation program built on top of the Python interpreter. It can be used to forge or decode packets of a wide number of protocols, send them over the wire, capture them, match requests and replies, and much more.
We can use yum or dnf to install python2-scapy on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-scapy.
Install python2-scapy on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install python2-scapy using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python2-scapy
Install python2-scapy 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 python2-scapy using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python2-scapy
How To Uninstall python2-scapy on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python2-scapy package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python2-scapy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-scapy on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
