How to Install and Uninstall iputils.x86_64 Package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

Last updated: October 10,2024

1. Install "iputils.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install iputils.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall iputils.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                iputils.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iputils.x86_64 package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Available Packages
Name : iputils
Version : 20180629
Release : 11.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 149 k
Source : iputils-20180629-11.el8.src.rpm
Repository : ubi-8-baseos-rpms
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.