How To Install rsyslog-udpspoof on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-udpspoof on CentOS 7. rsyslog-udpspoof is Provides the omudpspoof module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-udpspoof on CentOS 7.

What is rsyslog-udpspoof

This module is similar to the regular UDP forwarder, but permits to spoof the sender address. Also, it enables to circle through a number of source ports.

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

Install rsyslog-udpspoof on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install rsyslog-udpspoof using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rsyslog-udpspoof

Install rsyslog-udpspoof 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 rsyslog-udpspoof using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rsyslog-udpspoof

How To Uninstall rsyslog-udpspoof on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the rsyslog-udpspoof package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rsyslog-udpspoof

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Summary

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