Information about the package, nfdump, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The nfdump package is designed for, NetFlow collecting and processing tools.
Package Name:
nfdump
Summary:
NetFlow collecting and processing tools
Description:
Nfdump is a set of tools to collect and process NetFlow data. It's fast and has a powerful filter pcap like syntax. It supports NetFlow versions v1, v5, v7, v9 and IPFIX as well as a limited set of sflow. It includes support for CISCO ASA (NSEL) and CISCO NAT (NEL) devices which export event logging records as v9 flows. Nfdump is fully IPv6 compatible.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.6.11
Release:
1.el6
Size:
365 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD, GPLv2
Control the nfdump package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install nfdump
This command will install nfdump on the server.
yum remove nfdump
This command will un-install nfdump on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nfdump, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove nfdump
This command will un-install nfdump 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 nfdump when using the -y flag.
yum update nfdump
This command will update nfdump to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nfdump, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update nfdump
This command will update nfdump 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 nfdump when using the -y flag.
yum info nfdump
This command will show you core information about the nfdump package.
yum deplist nfdump
This command will show you the dependencies for nfdump. 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 nfdump
This command will check if there is an update waiting on nfdump. 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.