How To Install ser2net on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ser2net on Rocky Linux 8. ser2net is Proxy that allows tcp connections to serial ports

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ser2net on Rocky Linux 8.

What is ser2net

ser2net provides a way for a user to connect from a network connection to a serial port. It provides all the serial port setup, a configuration file to configure the ports, a control login for modifying port parameters, monitoring ports, and controlling ports.

We can use yum or dnf to install ser2net on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ser2net.

Install ser2net on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ser2net using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ser2net

Install ser2net on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ser2net using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ser2net

How To Uninstall ser2net on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the ser2net package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ser2net

ser2net Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/ser2net.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4/a963f78d2e00bcec2767bbfa2da82a6930cea9
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ser2net.service
/usr/sbin/ser2net
/usr/share/doc/ser2net
/usr/share/doc/ser2net/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/ser2net/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/ser2net/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/ser2net/README
/usr/share/man/man8/ser2net.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ser2net on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.