How to Install and Uninstall iputils.src Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: November 13,2024

1. Install "iputils.src" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install iputils.src on Oracle Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "iputils.src" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall iputils.src on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iputils.src package on Oracle Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : iputils
Version : 20180629
Release : 9.el8
Architecture : src
Size : 280 k
Source : None
Repository : ol8_baseos_latest
Summary : Network monitoring tools including ping
URL : https://github.com/iputils/iputils
License : BSD and GPLv2+
Description : The iputils package contains basic utilities for monitoring a network,
: including ping. The ping command sends a series of ICMP protocol
: ECHO_REQUEST packets to a specified network host to discover whether
: the target machine is alive and receiving network traffic.