How to Install and Uninstall tcpdump.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "tcpdump.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install tcpdump.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "tcpdump.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall tcpdump.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the tcpdump.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last metadata expiration check: 1 day, 8:40:46 ago on Sun May 9 13:03:46 2021.
Available Packages
Name : tcpdump
Epoch : 14
Version : 4.9.3
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 452 k
Source : tcpdump-4.9.3-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : A network traffic monitoring tool
URL : http://www.tcpdump.org
License : BSD with advertising
Description : Tcpdump is a command-line tool for monitoring network traffic.
: Tcpdump can capture and display the packet headers on a particular
: network interface or on all interfaces. Tcpdump can display all of
: the packet headers, or just the ones that match particular criteria.
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: Install tcpdump if you need a program to monitor network traffic.