How To Install GarminPlugin on Fedora 34

GarminPlugin is Garmin Communicator Plugin port for Linux

Introduction

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

What is GarminPlugin

This browser plugin has the same methods and properties as the official Garmin Communicator Plugin. It can be used to transfer GPX files (Geocache Descriptions) to your garmin device using the official Garmin Javascript API. Its functionality depends on the device you use * Edge305/Forerunner305 * Edge705/Oregon/Dakota * Edge800 * Other devices

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

Install GarminPlugin 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 GarminPlugin using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install GarminPlugin

Install GarminPlugin 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 GarminPlugin using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install GarminPlugin

How To Uninstall GarminPlugin on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove GarminPlugin

GarminPlugin Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3/41c403527f61bef617b5a5e2d45fe4eb61e9a1
/usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/npGarminPlugin.so
/usr/share/doc/GarminPlugin
/usr/share/doc/GarminPlugin/HISTORY
/usr/share/doc/GarminPlugin/README
/usr/share/doc/GarminPlugin/test.html
/usr/share/licenses/GarminPlugin
/usr/share/licenses/GarminPlugin/COPYING

References

Summary

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