How To Install daq on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install daq in Fedora 36. daq is Data Acquisition Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install daq on Fedora 36.

What is daq

Snort 2.9 introduces the DAQ, or Data Acquisition library, for packet I/O. The DAQ replaces direct calls to libpcap functions with an abstraction layer that facilitates operation on a variety of hardware and software interfaces without requiring changes to Snort.

We can use yum or dnf to install daq on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install daq.

Install daq on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install daq using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install daq

Install daq on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install daq using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install daq

How To Uninstall daq on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove daq

daq Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `daq` on Fedora 36.

### What is `daq`

> Snort 2.9 introduces the DAQ, or Data Acquisition library, for packet I/O.  The DAQ replaces direct calls to libpcap functions with an abstraction layer that facilitates operation on a variety of hardware and software interfaces without requiring changes to Snort.  

We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `daq` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install daq.

## Install daq on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install daq using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install daq

Install daq on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install daq using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install daq

How To Uninstall daq on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove daq

daq Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/60
/usr/lib/.build-id/60/e834da772aafa757a1e642d9b373c6a962ddb5
/usr/lib/.build-id/73
/usr/lib/.build-id/73/56fc4c1f0f5e24beb85973af3eb5902ed2b474
/usr/lib/libdaq.so.2
/usr/lib/libdaq.so.2.0.4
/usr/lib/libsfbpf.so.0
/usr/lib/libsfbpf.so.0.0.1
/usr/share/doc/daq
/usr/share/doc/daq/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/daq/README
/usr/share/licenses/daq
/usr/share/licenses/daq/COPYING

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install daq on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).

/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/43 /usr/lib/.build-id/43/d3f335f7b0519848a071ca63dd8e7b862980fe /usr/lib/.build-id/98 /usr/lib/.build-id/98/8c4f05678127e21c7f6219cc50aad4959d7c2a /usr/lib64/libdaq.so.2 /usr/lib64/libdaq.so.2.0.4 /usr/lib64/libsfbpf.so.0 /usr/lib64/libsfbpf.so.0.0.1 /usr/share/doc/daq /usr/share/doc/daq/ChangeLog /usr/share/doc/daq/README /usr/share/licenses/daq /usr/share/licenses/daq/COPYING


## References

* [daq website](https://www.snort.org)

## Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install `daq` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).