How To Install slowloris on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install slowloris in AlmaLinux 8. slowloris is Low bandwidth DoS tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slowloris on AlmaLinux 8.

What is slowloris

Slowloris is basically an HTTP Denial of Service attack that affects threaded servers.

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

Install slowloris 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 slowloris using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install slowloris

Install slowloris 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 slowloris using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install slowloris

How To Uninstall slowloris on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove slowloris

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install slowloris on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.