How To Install sqm-scripts on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqm-scripts on CentOS 7. sqm-scripts is Traffic shaper scripts of the CeroWrt project

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqm-scripts on CentOS 7.

What is sqm-scripts

“Smart Queue Management”, or “SQM” is shorthand for an integrated network system that performs better per-packet/per flow network scheduling, active queue length management (AQM), traffic shaping/rate limiting, and QoS (prioritization).

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

Install sqm-scripts on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install sqm-scripts

Install sqm-scripts 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 sqm-scripts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sqm-scripts

How To Uninstall sqm-scripts on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the sqm-scripts package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove sqm-scripts

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Summary

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