How To Install ncid-client on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncid-client in Fedora 36. ncid-client is NCID (Network Caller ID) client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncid-client on Fedora 36.

What is ncid-client

The NCID client obtains the Caller ID from the NCID server and normally displays it in a GUI window. It can also display the Called ID in a terminal window or, using an output module, format the output and send it to another program. This package contains the NCID client and output modules that are not separate packages.

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

Install ncid-client 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 ncid-client using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ncid-client

Install ncid-client 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 ncid-client using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ncid-client

How To Uninstall ncid-client on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ncid-client package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ncid-client

ncid-client Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/ncid
/etc/ncid/conf.d
/etc/ncid/conf.d/ncid-alert.conf
/etc/ncid/conf.d/ncid-notify.conf
/etc/ncid/conf.d/ncid-page.conf
/etc/ncid/conf.d/ncid-skel.conf
/etc/ncid/conf.d/ncid-yac.conf
/etc/ncid/ncid.conf
/usr/bin/ncid
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ncid-initmodem.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ncid-notify.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ncid-page.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ncid-yac.service
/usr/share/applications/ncid.desktop
/usr/share/doc/ncid-client
/usr/share/doc/ncid-client/GPL.md
/usr/share/doc/ncid-client/README
/usr/share/doc/ncid-client/README-client
/usr/share/doc/ncid-client/README-desktop
/usr/share/doc/ncid-client/README-docdir
/usr/share/doc/ncid-client/README-modules
/usr/share/doc/ncid-client/VERSION
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/ncid.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/ncid.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/ncid.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/ncid.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/ncid.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/ncid.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/ncid.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/72x72/apps/ncid.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/96x96/apps/ncid.png
/usr/share/man/man1/ncid-alert.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ncid-initmodem.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ncid-notify.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ncid-page.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ncid-skel.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ncid-wakeup.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ncid-yac.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ncid.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/ncid.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/ncid_modules.7.gz
/usr/share/metainfo/ncid.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/ncid
/usr/share/ncid/images
/usr/share/ncid/images/ncid.gif
/usr/share/ncid/modules
/usr/share/ncid/modules/ncid-alert
/usr/share/ncid/modules/ncid-initmodem
/usr/share/ncid/modules/ncid-notify
/usr/share/ncid/modules/ncid-page
/usr/share/ncid/modules/ncid-skel
/usr/share/ncid/modules/ncid-wakeup
/usr/share/ncid/modules/ncid-yac

References

Summary

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