How To Install shorewall on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shorewall on AlmaLinux 8.
What is shorewall
The Shoreline Firewall, more commonly known as “Shorewall”, is a Netfilter (iptables) based firewall that can be used on a dedicated firewall system, a multi-function gateway/ router/server or on a standalone GNU/Linux system.
We can use yum or dnf to install shorewall on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install shorewall.
Install shorewall 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 shorewall using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install shorewall
Install shorewall 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 shorewall using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install shorewall
How To Uninstall shorewall on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the shorewall package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove shorewall
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shorewall on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
