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libnetfilter_queue


Information about the package, libnetfilter_queue, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The libnetfilter_queue package is designed for, Netfilter queue userspace library.


Package Name:

libnetfilter_queue

Summary:

Netfilter queue userspace library

Description:

libnetfilter_queue is a userspace library providing an API to packets that have been queued by the kernel packet filter. It is is part of a system that deprecates the old ip_queue / libipq mechanism. libnetfilter_queue has been previously known as libnfnetlink_queue.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.0.1

Release:

3.el6

Size:

18 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2



Handy Yum Commands for libnetfilter_queue


Control the libnetfilter_queue package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install libnetfilter_queue

This command will install libnetfilter_queue on the server.

yum remove libnetfilter_queue

This command will un-install libnetfilter_queue on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove libnetfilter_queue, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove libnetfilter_queue

This command will un-install libnetfilter_queue on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove libnetfilter_queue when using the -y flag.

yum update libnetfilter_queue

This command will update libnetfilter_queue to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove libnetfilter_queue, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update libnetfilter_queue

This command will update libnetfilter_queue to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove libnetfilter_queue when using the -y flag.

yum info libnetfilter_queue

This command will show you core information about the libnetfilter_queue package.

yum deplist libnetfilter_queue

This command will show you the dependencies for libnetfilter_queue. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update libnetfilter_queue

This command will check if there is an update waiting on libnetfilter_queue. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.