How to resolve “-bash: netstat: command not found” on CentOS 8

By default netstat command is not available in CentOS8 minimal installation and other Linux distributions. netstat command is available by installing package net-tools. ss command can be used instead of netstat command to check listening ports and services on CentOS8 minimal installation.
This article describes How to resolve “-bash: netstat: command not found” on CentOS8.

[root@linuxcnf ~]# netstat -tulnp|grep 22 -bash: netstat: command not found [root@linuxcnf ~]#

Step 1. Package Installation: Run the following command to install net-tools package:

[root@linuxcnf ~]# dnf install net-tools CentOS-8 – AppStream ……………………. Installed:   net-tools-2.0-0.51.20160912git.el8.x86_64 Complete! [root@linuxcnf ~]#

Step 2. Verification: Verify the installation: Run the following commands to verify the installation:

[root@linuxcnf ~]# which netstat /usr/bin/netstat [root@linuxcnf ~]#

[root@linuxcnf ~]# netstat -tulnp|grep 22 tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:22              0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      733/sshd tcp6       0      0 :::22                   :::*                    LISTEN      733/sshd [root@linuxcnf ~]#

Done!!! Now the netstat command is available in the system.