How To Install gq on Fedora 34

gq is Graphical LDAP directory browser and editor

Introduction

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

What is `gq`

GQ is a graphical browser for LDAP directories and schemas. Using GQ, an administrator can search through a directory and modify objects stored in that directory.

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

Install gq 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 gq using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gq

Install gq 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 gq using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gq

How To Uninstall gq on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove gq

gq Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/gq
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7/94f7919fe5d362277cd9edf9f7c605504faca0
/usr/share/applications/gq.desktop
/usr/share/doc/gq
/usr/share/doc/gq/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/gq/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/gq/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/gq/README
/usr/share/doc/gq/TODO
/usr/share/gnome/help/gq-manual
/usr/share/gnome/help/gq-manual/C
/usr/share/gnome/help/gq-manual/C/gq-manual.xml
/usr/share/gnome/help/gq-manual/C/legal.xml
/usr/share/gnome/help/gq-manual/de
/usr/share/gnome/help/gq-manual/de/gq-manual.xml
/usr/share/gnome/help/gq-manual/de/legal.xml
/usr/share/gq
/usr/share/gq/gq.glade
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/ldap-group.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/ldap-organization.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/ldap-person.png
/usr/share/licenses/gq
/usr/share/licenses/gq/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/gq.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/gq.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/gq.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/gq.mo
/usr/share/mime/packages/gq-ldif.xml
/usr/share/omf/gq-manual
/usr/share/omf/gq-manual/gq-manual-C.omf
/usr/share/omf/gq-manual/gq-manual-de.omf
/usr/share/pixmaps/gq
/usr/share/pixmaps/gq/bomb.xpm
/usr/share/pixmaps/gq/entry.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/gq/gq.xpm
/usr/share/pixmaps/gq/hide.xpm
/usr/share/pixmaps/gq/new.xpm
/usr/share/pixmaps/gq/textview.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/gq/warning.xpm

References

gq website

Summary

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