How To Install vanessa_socket-pipe on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install vanessa_socket-pipe on CentOS 7. vanessa_socket-pipe is Trivial TCP/IP pipe build using libvanessa_adt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vanessa_socket-pipe on CentOS 7.

What is vanessa_socket-pipe

A TCP/IP pipe is a user space programme that listens for TCP/IP connections on port on the local host and when a client connects makes a connection to a TCP/IP port, possibly on another host. Once both connections are established data sent on one connection is relayed to the other, hence forming a bi-directional pipe. Uses include enabling connections to specific ports on hosts behind a packet filter. This code is intended primarily as an example of how many of the features of libvanessa_socket work.

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

Install vanessa_socket-pipe on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install vanessa_socket-pipe

Install vanessa_socket-pipe 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 vanessa_socket-pipe using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vanessa_socket-pipe

How To Uninstall vanessa_socket-pipe on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the vanessa_socket-pipe package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove vanessa_socket-pipe

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Summary

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