How To Install hercules on Fedora 34
hercules is Hercules S/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture emulator
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hercules on Fedora 34.
What is hercules
Hercules is an emulator for the IBM System/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture series of mainframe computers. It is capable of running any IBM operating system and applications that a real system will run, as long as the hardware needed is emulated. Hercules can emulate FBA and CKD DASD, tape, printer, card reader, card punch, channel-to-channel adapter, LCS Ethernet, and printer-keyboard, 3270 terminal, and 3287 printer devices.
We can use yum or dnf to install hercules on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hercules.
Install hercules 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 hercules using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install hercules
Install hercules 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 hercules using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install hercules
How To Uninstall hercules on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the hercules package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove hercules
hercules Package Contents on Fedora 34
/etc/hercules
/etc/hercules/generic.prm
/etc/hercules/hercules.cnf
/usr/bin/cckd2ckd
/usr/bin/cckdcdsk
/usr/bin/cckdcomp
/usr/bin/cckddiag
/usr/bin/cckdswap
/usr/bin/cfba2fba
/usr/bin/ckd2cckd
/usr/bin/dasdcat
/usr/bin/dasdconv
/usr/bin/dasdcopy
/usr/bin/dasdinit
/usr/bin/dasdisup
/usr/bin/dasdload
/usr/bin/dasdls
/usr/bin/dasdpdsu
/usr/bin/dasdseq
/usr/bin/dmap2hrc
/usr/bin/fba2cfba
/usr/bin/hercifc
/usr/bin/herclin
/usr/bin/hercules
/usr/bin/hetget
/usr/bin/hetinit
/usr/bin/hetmap
/usr/bin/hetupd
/usr/bin/tapecopy
/usr/bin/tapemap
/usr/bin/tapesplt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/03
/usr/lib/.build-id/03/558d648879c69db5b29a3f965e4d7594ccb98b
/usr/lib/.build-id/05
/usr/lib/.build-id/05/ef13c6cbcfaa82888bf593cec220e0fb3e83c6
/usr/lib/.build-id/06
/usr/lib/.build-id/06/c1560147fca2aed39c324db0cbd81880f8c819
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c/5894a248cbe9f0582037ccf2acc19d6939af01
/usr/lib/.build-id/13
/usr/lib/.build-id/13/4ffdef489d1230587d9eb9230a30321b4e46de
/usr/lib/.build-id/15
/usr/lib/.build-id/15/2e5f64d997858442c75c3756da86aff4e05aaa
/usr/lib/.build-id/16
/usr/lib/.build-id/16/451d3b7ad757211bfefc2c699813ce71329181
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b/1795d4151bfdd46ce4fc012c1a39efa8053951
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b/6d40884d0bbd0f82404dbed28bc3bfb72ac5e6
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/usr/lib/.build-id/26/95758cf785a74106e79488f3e71abc61c7d902
/usr/lib/.build-id/2d
/usr/lib/.build-id/2d/a39501a5f4e3e5845f8101e2c209268609c2d4
/usr/lib/.build-id/34
/usr/lib/.build-id/34/4cbb4ba134c6470e5967141ebc012d77b9e555
/usr/lib/.build-id/34/abbe7b556b78786a719cb5ec1318d4a0614dbd
/usr/lib/.build-id/35
/usr/lib/.build-id/35/65dd5e8948e1ced03c6d5fb5b9661387df9013
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/usr/lib/.build-id/ca/f4b4b45480c27d249676594557fc8bdabd39f6
/usr/lib/.build-id/cc
/usr/lib/.build-id/cc/de701964846dad032c20fa7f153f4faad516fd
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf/68b91c9a47a316d3dc157423b4eff40093f272
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/usr/lib/.build-id/d6
/usr/lib/.build-id/d6/534b306fde5c17be28ed34226933f0732dfc1d
/usr/lib/.build-id/db
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/usr/lib/.build-id/ff
/usr/lib/.build-id/ff/01fdd24391688aaf6fe51dd03afd1e89a5a050
/usr/lib64/hercules
/usr/lib64/hercules/dyncrypt.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/dyngui.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/dyninst.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/hdt1052c.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/hdt1403.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/hdt2703.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/hdt2880.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/hdt3088.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/hdt3270.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/hdt3420.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/hdt3505.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/hdt3525.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/hdt3705.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/hdteq.so
/usr/lib64/hercules/hdtqeth.so
/usr/lib64/libdecNumber.so
/usr/lib64/libherc.so
/usr/lib64/libhercd.so
/usr/lib64/libhercs.so
/usr/lib64/libherct.so
/usr/lib64/libhercu.so
/usr/lib64/libsoftfloat.so
/usr/sbin/hercules-run
/usr/share/doc/hercules
/usr/share/doc/hercules/COPYRIGHT
/usr/share/doc/hercules/README-rpm
/usr/share/doc/hercules/README.COMMADPT
/usr/share/doc/hercules/README.ECPSVM
/usr/share/doc/hercules/README.HDL
/usr/share/doc/hercules/README.HERCLOGO
/usr/share/doc/hercules/README.NETWORKING
/usr/share/doc/hercules/README.TAPE
/usr/share/doc/hercules/RELEASE.NOTES
/usr/share/doc/hercules/hercules.cnf
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/cckddasd.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/fishgui.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercconf.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercfaq.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercinst.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/herclic.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercload.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsca.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmscf.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmscp.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsct.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmscu.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsda.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsdc.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsdg.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsdi.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsdl.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsds.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsdt.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsdu.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsg.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmshd.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmshe.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmshg.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmshm.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsht.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmshu.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsif.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsin.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmslc.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmslg.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmspn.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmspr.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmspu.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsrd.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmssd.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsta.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmstc.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmste.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmstm.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsts.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmstt.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmstu.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercmsvm.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercnew.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercrdr.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercrnot.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercsupp.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/herctcp.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercules.css
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercules.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/back.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/bkued.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/blueu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/dial1.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/dial2.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/dial3.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/dial4.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/favicon.ico
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/greend.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/greenu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/hercpic-rblk-256.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/hercpic-rblk-80.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/interruptd.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/interruptu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/loadd.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/loadoffu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/loadonu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/loadu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/manoffu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/manonu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/note.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/osi-certified-60x50.jpg
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/poweroffd.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/poweroffu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/poweronoffd.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/poweronoffu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/poweronond.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/powerononu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/redd.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/redu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/restartd.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/restartu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/startd.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/startu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/stopd.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/stopu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/stored.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/storeu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/sysoffu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/sysonu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/translucentoffd.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/translucentoffu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/translucentond.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/translucentonu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/waitoffu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/images/waitonu.gif
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/include
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/include/footer.htmlpart
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/include/header.htmlpart
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/index.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/shared.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/html/tasks.html
/usr/share/doc/hercules/util
/usr/share/doc/hercules/util/TMOUNT.txt
/usr/share/doc/hercules/util/awssl-v19g
/usr/share/doc/hercules/util/awswrite.jcl
/usr/share/doc/hercules/util/bldlvlck
/usr/share/doc/hercules/util/cckddump.hla
/usr/share/doc/hercules/util/cckdload.hla
/usr/share/doc/hercules/util/dasdlist
/usr/share/doc/hercules/util/dasdlist.bat
/usr/share/doc/hercules/util/rawstape.jcl
/usr/share/doc/hercules/util/tapeconv.jcl
/usr/share/doc/hercules/util/zzsacard.bin
/usr/share/hercules
/usr/share/hercules/cckddasd.html
/usr/share/hercules/fishgui.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercconf.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercfaq.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercinst.html
/usr/share/hercules/herclic.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercload.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsca.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmscf.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmscp.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsct.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmscu.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsda.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsdc.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsdg.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsdi.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsdl.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsds.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsdt.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsdu.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsg.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmshd.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmshe.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmshg.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmshm.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsht.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmshu.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsif.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsin.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmslc.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmslg.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmspn.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmspr.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmspu.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsrd.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmssd.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsta.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmstc.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmste.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmstm.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsts.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmstt.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmstu.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercmsvm.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercnew.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercrdr.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercrnot.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercsupp.html
/usr/share/hercules/herctcp.html
/usr/share/hercules/hercules.css
/usr/share/hercules/hercules.html
/usr/share/hercules/images
/usr/share/hercules/images/back.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/bkued.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/blueu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/dial1.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/dial2.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/dial3.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/dial4.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/favicon.ico
/usr/share/hercules/images/greend.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/greenu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/hercpic-rblk-256.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/hercpic-rblk-80.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/interruptd.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/interruptu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/loadd.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/loadoffu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/loadonu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/loadu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/manoffu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/manonu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/note.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/osi-certified-60x50.jpg
/usr/share/hercules/images/poweroffd.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/poweroffu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/poweronoffd.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/poweronoffu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/poweronond.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/powerononu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/redd.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/redu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/restartd.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/restartu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/startd.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/startu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/stopd.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/stopu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/stored.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/storeu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/sysoffu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/sysonu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/translucentoffd.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/translucentoffu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/translucentond.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/translucentonu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/waitoffu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/images/waitonu.gif
/usr/share/hercules/include
/usr/share/hercules/include/footer.htmlpart
/usr/share/hercules/include/header.htmlpart
/usr/share/hercules/index.html
/usr/share/hercules/shared.html
/usr/share/hercules/tasks.html
/usr/share/man/man1/cckddiag.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/dasdseq.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/hercules.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man4/cckd.4.gz
/var/lib/hercules
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hercules on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.