How To Install fstransform on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install fstransform in Fedora 36. fstransform is Tool for in-place file-system conversion without backup

Introduction

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

What is fstransform

fstransform is a tool to change a file-system from one format to another, for example from jfs/xfs/reiser to ext2/ext3/ext4, in-place and without the need for backup.

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

Install fstransform 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 fstransform using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fstransform

Install fstransform 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 fstransform using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fstransform

How To Uninstall fstransform on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove fstransform

fstransform Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/00
/usr/lib/.build-id/00/016b245c23fc1996abe386ba3299d6658835a0
/usr/lib/.build-id/20
/usr/lib/.build-id/20/c25c32b7f977501dcaacca62a5a50afee28556
/usr/lib/.build-id/63
/usr/lib/.build-id/63/f68e9028c30ea2cf0a45d7caa6ca7cce402250
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8/bbd4fe7810a1e1004ea8064807ad287df20615
/usr/sbin/fsattr
/usr/sbin/fsmount_kernel
/usr/sbin/fsmove
/usr/sbin/fsremap
/usr/sbin/fstransform
/usr/share/doc/fstransform
/usr/share/doc/fstransform/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/fstransform/README
/usr/share/doc/fstransform/README.fsremap
/usr/share/doc/fstransform/TODO
/usr/share/doc/fstransform/design.txt
/usr/share/doc/fstransform/notes.txt
/usr/share/doc/fstransform/torture-test.sh
/usr/share/licenses/fstransform
/usr/share/licenses/fstransform/AUTHORS
/usr/share/licenses/fstransform/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man8/fsattr.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/fsmount_kernel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/fsmove.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/fsremap.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/fstransform.8.gz

References

Summary

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