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libnfnetlink


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


Package Name:

libnfnetlink

Summary:

Netfilter netlink userspace library

Description:

libnfnetlink is a userspace library that provides some low-level nfnetlink handling functions. It is used as a foundation for other, netfilter subsystem specific libraries such as libnfnetlink_conntrack, libnfnetlink_log and libnfnetlink_queue.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.0.0

Release:

1.el6

Size:

24 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2



Handy Yum Commands for libnfnetlink


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install libnfnetlink

This command will install libnfnetlink on the server.

yum remove libnfnetlink

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

yum -y remove libnfnetlink

This command will un-install libnfnetlink 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 libnfnetlink when using the -y flag.

yum update libnfnetlink

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

yum -y update libnfnetlink

This command will update libnfnetlink 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 libnfnetlink when using the -y flag.

yum info libnfnetlink

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

yum deplist libnfnetlink

This command will show you the dependencies for libnfnetlink. 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 libnfnetlink

This command will check if there is an update waiting on libnfnetlink. 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.