How To Install jmdns on Fedora 34

jmdns is Java implementation of multi-cast DNS

Introduction

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

What is jmdns

JmDNS is a Java implementation of multi-cast DNS and can be used for service registration and discovery in local area networks. JmDNS is fully compatible with Apple’s Bonjour.

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

Install jmdns 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 jmdns using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install jmdns

Install jmdns 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 jmdns using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install jmdns

How To Uninstall jmdns on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove jmdns

jmdns Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/share/doc/jmdns
/usr/share/doc/jmdns/README.md
/usr/share/java/jmdns
/usr/share/java/jmdns/jmdns.jar
/usr/share/licenses/jmdns
/usr/share/licenses/jmdns/LICENSE
/usr/share/maven-metadata/jmdns.xml
/usr/share/maven-poms/jmdns
/usr/share/maven-poms/jmdns/jmdns.pom

References

Summary

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