How To Install sshguard-iptables on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install sshguard-iptables in AlmaLinux 8. sshguard-iptables is Configuration for iptables backend of SSHGuard

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sshguard-iptables on AlmaLinux 8.

What is sshguard-iptables

Sshguard-iptables provides a configuration file for SSHGuard to use iptables as the firewall backend.

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

Install sshguard-iptables 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 sshguard-iptables using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sshguard-iptables

Install sshguard-iptables 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 sshguard-iptables using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sshguard-iptables

How To Uninstall sshguard-iptables on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the sshguard-iptables package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove sshguard-iptables

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Summary

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