How To Install ndppd on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ndppd in Fedora 36. ndppd is NDP Proxy Daemon

Introduction

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

What is ndppd

ndppd, or NDP Proxy Daemon, is a daemon that proxies NDP (Neighbor Discovery Protocol) messages between interfaces.

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

Install ndppd 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 ndppd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ndppd

Install ndppd 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 ndppd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ndppd

How To Uninstall ndppd on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ndppd

ndppd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/ndppd.conf
/run/ndppd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/41
/usr/lib/.build-id/41/53adebf3265068ee1d27d10ef8a2ed0b516d3d
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ndppd.service
/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/ndppd.conf
/usr/sbin/ndppd
/usr/share/doc/ndppd
/usr/share/doc/ndppd/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/ndppd/README
/usr/share/licenses/ndppd
/usr/share/licenses/ndppd/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/ndppd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/ndppd.conf.5.gz

References

Summary

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