How To Install disorderfs on Fedora 34

disorderfs is FUSE filesystem that introduces non-determinism

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install disorderfs on Fedora 34.

What is disorderfs

disorderfs is an overlay FUSE filesystem that introduces non-determinism into filesystem metadata. For example, it can randomize the order in which directory entries are read. This is useful for detecting non-determinism in the build process.

We can use yum or dnf to install disorderfs on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install disorderfs.

Install disorderfs on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install disorderfs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install disorderfs

Install disorderfs on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install disorderfs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install disorderfs

How To Uninstall disorderfs on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove disorderfs

disorderfs Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/disorderfs
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ad
/usr/lib/.build-id/ad/38e7e7159137d297c1915f65a430c0a45abd5f
/usr/share/doc/disorderfs
/usr/share/doc/disorderfs/README
/usr/share/licenses/disorderfs
/usr/share/licenses/disorderfs/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/disorderfs.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install disorderfs on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.