How To Install lua-mmdb on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-mmdb in Fedora 36. lua-mmdb is MaxMind database parser for Lua

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-mmdb on Fedora 36.

What is `lua-mmdb`

A Lua library for reading MaxMind’s Geolocation database format.

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

Install lua-mmdb 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 lua-mmdb using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lua-mmdb

Install lua-mmdb 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 lua-mmdb using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lua-mmdb

How To Uninstall lua-mmdb on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the lua-mmdb package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lua-mmdb

lua-mmdb Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/lua-mmdb
/usr/share/doc/lua-mmdb/example.lua
/usr/share/licenses/lua-mmdb
/usr/share/licenses/lua-mmdb/LICENSE.md
/usr/share/lua/5.4/mmdb
/usr/share/lua/5.4/mmdb/init.lua

References

lua-mmdb website

Summary

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