How to Install and Uninstall fail2ban.noarch Package on CentOS Stream 8

Last updated: November 02,2024

1. Install "fail2ban.noarch" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install fail2ban.noarch on CentOS Stream 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                fail2ban.noarch
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fail2ban.noarch" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall fail2ban.noarch on CentOS Stream 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fail2ban.noarch package on CentOS Stream 8

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Available Packages
Name : fail2ban
Version : 1.0.2
Release : 3.el8
Architecture : noarch
Size : 21 k
Source : fail2ban-1.0.2-3.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors
URL : http://fail2ban.sourceforge.net/
License : GPLv2+
Description : Fail2Ban scans log files and bans IP addresses that makes too many password
: failures. It updates firewall rules to reject the IP address. These rules can
: be defined by the user. Fail2Ban can read multiple log files such as sshd or
: Apache web server ones.
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: Fail2Ban is able to reduce the rate of incorrect authentications attempts
: however it cannot eliminate the risk that weak authentication presents.
: Configure services to use only two factor or public/private authentication
: mechanisms if you really want to protect services.
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: This is a meta-package that will install the default configuration. Other
: sub-packages are available to install support for other actions and
: configurations.