How To Install vmod-uuid on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install vmod-uuid in Fedora 36. vmod-uuid is UUID module for Varnish Cache

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vmod-uuid on Fedora 36.

What is `vmod-uuid`

UUID Varnish vmod used to generate a uuid, including versions 1, 3, 4 and 5 as specified in RFC 4122. See the RFC for details about the various versions.

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

Install vmod-uuid 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 vmod-uuid using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vmod-uuid

Install vmod-uuid 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 vmod-uuid using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vmod-uuid

How To Uninstall vmod-uuid on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the vmod-uuid package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove vmod-uuid

vmod-uuid Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/16
/usr/lib/.build-id/16/a6e7136280da7436c244867b2acf8c200a7b67
/usr/lib64/varnish/vmods
/usr/lib64/varnish/vmods/libvmod_uuid.so
/usr/share/doc/vmod-uuid
/usr/share/doc/vmod-uuid/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/vmod-uuid/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/vmod-uuid
/usr/share/licenses/vmod-uuid/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man3/vmod_uuid.3.gz

References

vmod-uuid website

Summary

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