Installing iptables on CentOS 8

iptables is a user-space utility program that allows you to configure the IP packet filter rules of the Linux kernel firewall implemented as different Netfilter modules. It is a powerful tool for network security, which can be used to set up and manage firewalls, filter network traffic, and perform network address translation (NAT).

Here are the steps to install iptables on CentOS 8:

1. Connect to your CentOS 8 server using SSH or open the terminal.
2. Update the system packages by running the following command: sudo dnf update
3. Install iptables by running the following command: sudo dnf install iptables
4. After the installation is complete, you can verify it by running the following command: iptables --version

You have now successfully installed iptables on CentOS 8. You can start using it to configure and manage your firewall rules.