How To Install tcp_wrappers on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcp_wrappers in AlmaLinux 8. tcp_wrappers is A security tool which acts as a wrapper for TCP daemons

Introduction

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

What is tcp_wrappers

The tcp_wrappers package provides small daemon programs which can monitor and filter incoming requests for systat, finger, FTP, telnet, rlogin, rsh, exec, tftp, talk and other network services. Install the tcp_wrappers program if you need a security tool for filtering incoming network services requests. This version also supports IPv6.

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

Install tcp_wrappers 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 tcp_wrappers using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tcp_wrappers

Install tcp_wrappers 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 tcp_wrappers using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tcp_wrappers

How To Uninstall tcp_wrappers on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove tcp_wrappers

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Summary

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