How To Install ufw on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ufw
on CentOS 7.
What is ufw
The Uncomplicated Firewall(ufw) is a front-end for netfilter, which aims to make it easier for people unfamiliar with firewall concepts. Ufw provides a framework for managing netfilter as well as manipulating the firewall.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install ufw
on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ufw.
Install ufw on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install ufw
using yum
by running the following command:
Install ufw 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.
After updating yum database, We can install ufw
using dnf
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall ufw on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the ufw
package we can use the following command:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ufw
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.