How to Install and Uninstall ipvsadm.x86_64 Package on CentOS Stream 8

Last updated: January 13,2025

1. Install "ipvsadm.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install ipvsadm.x86_64 on CentOS Stream 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                ipvsadm.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ipvsadm.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall ipvsadm.x86_64 on CentOS Stream 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                ipvsadm.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ipvsadm.x86_64 package on CentOS Stream 8

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Available Packages
Name : ipvsadm
Version : 1.31
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 59 k
Source : ipvsadm-1.31-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : Utility to administer the Linux Virtual Server
URL : https://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ipvsadm/
License : GPLv2+
Description : ipvsadm is used to setup, maintain, and inspect the virtual server
: table in the Linux kernel. The Linux Virtual Server can be used to
: build scalable network services based on a cluster of two or more
: nodes. The active node of the cluster redirects service requests to a
: collection of server hosts that will actually perform the
: services. Supported Features include:
: - two transport layer (layer-4) protocols (TCP and UDP)
: - three packet-forwarding methods (NAT, tunneling, and direct routing)
: - eight load balancing algorithms (round robin, weighted round robin,
: least-connection, weighted least-connection, locality-based
: least-connection, locality-based least-connection with
: replication, destination-hashing, and source-hashing)