How To Install rkdeveloptool on Fedora 34

rkdeveloptool is A simple way to read/write Rock Chips rockusb devices

Introduction

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

What is rkdeveloptool

A simple way to read/write rockusb devices for flashing firmware to Rock Chips SoC based devices such as those based on the rk3399/3368/3328/3288 etc.

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

Install rkdeveloptool 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 rkdeveloptool using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rkdeveloptool

Install rkdeveloptool 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 rkdeveloptool using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rkdeveloptool

How To Uninstall rkdeveloptool on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove rkdeveloptool

rkdeveloptool Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/rkdeveloptool
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/54
/usr/lib/.build-id/54/699ae121ccd65198e033cd923fbe2fd3595158
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/99-rkdeveloptool.rules
/usr/share/doc/rkdeveloptool
/usr/share/doc/rkdeveloptool/Readme.txt
/usr/share/licenses/rkdeveloptool
/usr/share/licenses/rkdeveloptool/license.txt
/usr/bin/rkdeveloptool
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b4
/usr/lib/.build-id/b4/8277a6ff29a53fc4ff1a88b39524fe6871d728
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/99-rkdeveloptool.rules
/usr/share/doc/rkdeveloptool
/usr/share/doc/rkdeveloptool/Readme.txt
/usr/share/licenses/rkdeveloptool
/usr/share/licenses/rkdeveloptool/license.txt

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Summary

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