How To Install fmf on Fedora 34
fmf is Flexible Metadata Format
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fmf on Fedora 34.
What is fmf
The fmf Python module and command line tool implement a flexible format for defining metadata in plain text files which can be stored close to the source code. Thanks to hierarchical structure with support for inheritance and elasticity it provides an efficient way to organize data into well-sized text documents. This package contains the command line tool.
We can use yum or dnf to install fmf on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fmf.
Install fmf on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install fmf using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install fmf
Install fmf on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install fmf using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install fmf
How To Uninstall fmf on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the fmf package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove fmf
fmf Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/bin/fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/README.rst
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/eve.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/nobody
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/nobody/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/nobody/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/nobody/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/son
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/son/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/code
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/code/simple.py
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/conditions
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/conditions/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/conditions/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/conditions/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/deep
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/deep/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/deep/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/deep/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/empty
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/empty/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/empty/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/empty/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/empty/nothing
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/empty/nothing/ignored.txt
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/merge
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/merge/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/merge/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/merge/parent.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter/object
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter/object.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter/object/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter/test.py
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/touch
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/touch/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/touch/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/touch/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/touch/runtest.sh
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/.hidden
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/.hidden.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/.hidden/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/download
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/download/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/download/test.py
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/ftp
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/ftp/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/http
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/http/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/https
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/https/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/recursion
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/recursion/deep.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/recursion/fast.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/recursion/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/requirements
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/requirements/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/test.py
/usr/share/licenses/fmf
/usr/share/licenses/fmf/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/fmf.1.gz
/usr/bin/fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/README.rst
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/nobody
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/nobody/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/nobody/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/nobody/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/son
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/child/son/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/code
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/code/simple.py
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/conditions
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/conditions/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/conditions/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/conditions/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/deep
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/deep/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/deep/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/deep/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/empty
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/empty/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/empty/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/empty/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/empty/nothing
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/empty/nothing/ignored.txt
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/merge
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/merge/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/merge/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/merge/parent.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter/object
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter/object.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/scatter/object/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/touch
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/touch/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/touch/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/touch/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/touch/runtest.sh
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/.fmf/version
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/.hidden
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/.hidden.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/.hidden/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/download
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/download/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/ftp
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/ftp/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/http
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/http/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/https
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/https/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/protocols/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/recursion
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/recursion/deep.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/recursion/fast.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/recursion/main.fmf
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/requirements
/usr/share/doc/fmf/examples/wget/requirements/main.fmf
/usr/share/licenses/fmf
/usr/share/licenses/fmf/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/fmf.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fmf on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.
