How To Install libcom_err on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcom_err in Fedora 36. libcom_err is Common error description library

Introduction

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

What is libcom_err

This is the common error description library, part of e2fsprogs. libcom_err is an attempt to present a common error-handling mechanism.

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

Install libcom_err 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 libcom_err using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libcom_err

Install libcom_err 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 libcom_err using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libcom_err

How To Uninstall libcom_err on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libcom_err

libcom_err Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c9
/usr/lib/.build-id/c9/80b4303c51332b16b98f799a158445eae81aa0
/usr/lib64/libcom_err.so.2
/usr/lib64/libcom_err.so.2.1
/usr/share/licenses/libcom_err
/usr/share/licenses/libcom_err/NOTICE

References

Summary

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