How To Install ytnef on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ytnef in Fedora 36. ytnef is Yerase’s TNEF Stream Reader

Introduction

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

What is `ytnef`

Yerase’s TNEF Stream Reader. Can take a TNEF Stream (winmail.dat) sent from Microsoft Outlook (or similar products) and extract the attachments, including construction of Contact Cards & Calendar entries.

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

Install ytnef 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 ytnef using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ytnef

Install ytnef 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 ytnef using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ytnef

How To Uninstall ytnef on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ytnef

ytnef Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/ytnef
/usr/bin/ytnefprint
/usr/bin/ytnefprocess
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e/6a239db78a9f1d6177ecde4170c6731f4b22c4
/usr/lib/.build-id/bb
/usr/lib/.build-id/bb/19abdd75916ba60a61037bdcd05c7a49b450d9
/usr/share/doc/ytnef
/usr/share/doc/ytnef/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/ytnef/README.md
/usr/share/doc/ytnef/README.ytnefprocess
/usr/share/licenses/ytnef
/usr/share/licenses/ytnef/COPYING

References

ytnef website

Summary

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