How to Install and Uninstall netsniff-ng.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "netsniff-ng.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install netsniff-ng.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "netsniff-ng.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall netsniff-ng.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                netsniff-ng.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the netsniff-ng.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : netsniff-ng
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.5.8
Release : 10.amzn2.0.2
Size : 371 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Packet sniffing beast
URL : http://netsniff-ng.org/
License : GPLv2
Description : The netsniff-ng toolkit currently consists of the following
: utilities:
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: * netsniff-ng: the zero-copy sniffer, pcap capturer and replayer
: itself.
: * trafgen: a high performance zero-copy network packet generator.
: * astraceroute: an autonomous system (AS) and geo-ip trace route
: utility.
: * ifpps: a top-like kernel networking and system statistics tool.
: * bpfc: a tiny Berkeley Packet Filter compiler supporting Linux
: extensions.