How To Install libbpf-cargo on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpf-cargo in Fedora 36. libbpf-cargo is Cargo plugin to build bpf programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpf-cargo on Fedora 36.

What is `libbpf-cargo`

Cargo plugin to build bpf programs.

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

Install libbpf-cargo 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 libbpf-cargo using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libbpf-cargo

Install libbpf-cargo 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 libbpf-cargo using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libbpf-cargo

How To Uninstall libbpf-cargo on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libbpf-cargo package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libbpf-cargo

libbpf-cargo Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/cargo-libbpf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/04
/usr/lib/.build-id/04/d7cb8a4009cb1e1972775ebdc912d65b42ccec
/usr/share/doc/libbpf-cargo
/usr/share/doc/libbpf-cargo/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/libbpf-cargo
/usr/share/licenses/libbpf-cargo/LICENSE
/usr/share/licenses/libbpf-cargo/LICENSE.BSD-2-Clause
/usr/share/licenses/libbpf-cargo/LICENSE.LPGL-2.1

References

libbpf-cargo website

Summary

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