How To Install whatmask on Fedora 34

whatmask is Convert between different netmask types and show information

Introduction

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

What is whatmask

Whatmask is a small program that can analyze CIDR, netmask, netmask (hex), and wildcard bit notations to give useful information about a given network block in question. It is similar to ipcalc, but provides an easier-to-use interface.

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

Install whatmask 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 whatmask using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install whatmask

Install whatmask 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 whatmask using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install whatmask

How To Uninstall whatmask on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove whatmask

whatmask Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/whatmask
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f5
/usr/lib/.build-id/f5/747ef1921fbcf2113f9ac96aee3635eb6ad68c
/usr/share/doc/whatmask
/usr/share/doc/whatmask/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/whatmask/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/whatmask/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/whatmask/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/whatmask/README
/usr/share/man/man1/whatmask.1.gz

References

Summary

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