How to Install and Uninstall arptables.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: February 06,2025

1. Install "arptables.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install arptables.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                arptables.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "arptables.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall arptables.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                arptables.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the arptables.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : arptables
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.0.4
Release : 8.amzn2.0.2
Size : 47 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : User space tool to set up tables of ARP rules in kernel
URL : http://ebtables.sourceforge.net/
License : GPLv2+
Description : The arptables is a user space tool used to set up and maintain
: the tables of ARP rules in the Linux kernel. These rules inspect
: the ARP frames which they see. arptables is analogous to the
: iptables user space tool, but is less complicated.