How To Install xbase-utils on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xbase-utils in Fedora 36. xbase-utils is XBase utilities / tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xbase-utils on Fedora 36.

What is xbase-utils

This package contains various utilities for working with X-Base files checkndx (check an NDX file), copydbf (copy a DBF file structure), deletall (mark all records for deletion), dumphdr (print an X-Base file header), dumprecs (dump records for an X-Base file), packdbf (pack a database file), reindex (rebuild an index), undelall (undeletes all deleted records in a file), zap (remove all records from a DBF file).

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

Install xbase-utils 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 xbase-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xbase-utils

Install xbase-utils 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 xbase-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xbase-utils

How To Uninstall xbase-utils on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xbase-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xbase-utils

xbase-utils Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/checkndx
/usr/bin/copydbf
/usr/bin/dbfutil1
/usr/bin/dbfxtrct
/usr/bin/deletall
/usr/bin/dumphdr
/usr/bin/dumprecs
/usr/bin/packdbf
/usr/bin/reindex
/usr/bin/undelall
/usr/bin/zap
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/08
/usr/lib/.build-id/08/6422b154333ba5c7568e820534b927f6b92f84
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b/a1c5cb36609951ea6ab88d50d6b8f8fe6998aa
/usr/lib/.build-id/37
/usr/lib/.build-id/37/b92f621ab9e43349ad2375ec9f7c5caf6fb62a
/usr/lib/.build-id/46
/usr/lib/.build-id/46/ef1a6b0c0f6231a0093cd8725eba249f18dc98
/usr/lib/.build-id/49
/usr/lib/.build-id/49/9a8843503563cfb5a86bbaa71cae20efc02596
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e/48a982fc6dfb446176fa8d7cab07d2d7b0e573
/usr/lib/.build-id/66
/usr/lib/.build-id/66/51a11f679d1513b89382e360d9694f2e2889fc
/usr/lib/.build-id/74
/usr/lib/.build-id/74/28e29a25d4a04f7f1e93de7897e50fc9231659
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b/7e2f6b48fc356bd17856f7e53860ab55bc1bd2
/usr/lib/.build-id/9e
/usr/lib/.build-id/9e/7ba2411c272fa12393a2bf7ca6236c7ea083a0
/usr/lib/.build-id/e2
/usr/lib/.build-id/e2/5490562626ea3f529b7d88e99d866349ba34cf

References

Summary

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