How To Install lxi-tools on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxi-tools in Fedora 36. lxi-tools is Tools collection to control LXI enabled instruments

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxi-tools on Fedora 36.

What is `lxi-tools`

LXI tools are a collection of open source software tools for GNU/Linux systems that enable control of LXI enabled instruments such as modern oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers etc.

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

Install lxi-tools 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 lxi-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lxi-tools

Install lxi-tools 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 lxi-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lxi-tools

How To Uninstall lxi-tools on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the lxi-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lxi-tools

lxi-tools Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/lxi
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8c
/usr/lib/.build-id/8c/eba6b631950934dd05b14956ccdeda4814efee
/usr/share/bash-completion
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/lxi
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/lxi.snap
/usr/share/doc/lxi-tools
/usr/share/doc/lxi-tools/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/lxi-tools/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/lxi-tools/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/lxi-tools
/usr/share/licenses/lxi-tools/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/lxi.1.gz

References

lxi-tools website

Summary

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