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

Last updated: October 13,2024

1. Install "net-tools.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install net-tools.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "net-tools.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall net-tools.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 net-tools.x86_64 package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Available Packages
Name : net-tools
Version : 2.0
Release : 0.52.20160912git.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 322 k
Source : net-tools-2.0-0.52.20160912git.el8.src.rpm
Repository : ubi-8-baseos-rpms
Summary : Basic networking tools
URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/net-tools/
License : GPLv2+
Description : The net-tools package contains basic networking tools,
: including ifconfig, netstat, route, and others.
: Most of them are obsolete. For replacement check iproute package.