How to Install and Uninstall netsniff-ng.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: November 14,2024

1. Install "netsniff-ng.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to install netsniff-ng.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "netsniff-ng.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall netsniff-ng.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the netsniff-ng.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : netsniff-ng
Version : 0.6.8
Release : 11.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 731 k
Source : netsniff-ng-0.6.8-11.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Packet sniffing beast
URL : http://netsniff-ng.org/
License : GPLv2
Description : netsniff-ng is a high performance Linux network sniffer for packet inspection.
: It can be used for protocol analysis, reverse engineering or network
: debugging. The gain of performance is reached by 'zero-copy' mechanisms, so
: that the kernel does not need to copy packets from kernelspace to userspace.
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: netsniff-ng toolkit currently consists of the following utilities:
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: * netsniff-ng: the zero-copy sniffer, pcap capturer and replayer itself.
: * trafgen: a high performance zero-copy network packet generator.
: * ifpps: a top-like kernel networking and system statistics tool.
: * curvetun: a lightweight curve25519-based multiuser IP tunnel.
: * ashunt: an autonomous system trace route and ISP testing utility.
: * flowtop: a top-like netfilter connection tracking tool.
: * bpfc: a tiny Berkeley Packet Filter compiler supporting Linux extensions.