How To Install ipxripd on Fedora 34

ipxripd is IPX RIP/SAP daemon - routing for IPX networks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipxripd on Fedora 34.

What is ipxripd

ipxripd is an implementation of Novell’s RIP and SAP protocols. It automagically builds and updates IPX routing table in the Linux kernel. ipxripd can be useful to get a Linux box to act as an IPX router.

We can use yum or dnf to install ipxripd on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ipxripd.

Install ipxripd 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 ipxripd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ipxripd

Install ipxripd 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 ipxripd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ipxripd

How To Uninstall ipxripd on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the ipxripd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ipxripd

ipxripd Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/68
/usr/lib/.build-id/68/db27a3bbcb3bc3bc75611a20c7ba2ffdbfbb37
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ipxd.service
/usr/sbin/ipxd
/usr/share/doc/ipxripd
/usr/share/doc/ipxripd/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/ipxripd/README
/usr/share/doc/ipxripd/ipx_ticks
/usr/share/doc/ipxripd/ipxripd-0.8.lsm
/usr/share/man/man5/ipx_ticks.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ipxd.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipxripd on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.