How To Install libast on Fedora 34

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Introduction

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

What is `libast`

LibAST is the Library of Assorted Spiffy Things. It contains various handy routines and drop-in substitutes for some good-but-non-portable functions. It currently has a built-in memory tracking subsystem as well as some debugging aids and other similar tools. It’s not documented yet, mostly because it’s not finished. Hence the version number that begins with 0. libast 0.7.1 0.28.20080502cvs.fc34 x86_64 118 k libast-0.7.1-0.28.20080502cvs.fc34.src.rpm fedora Library of Assorted Spiffy Things http BSD LibAST is the Library of Assorted Spiffy Things. It contains various handy routines and drop-in substitutes for some good-but-non-portable functions. It currently has a built-in memory tracking subsystem as well as some debugging aids and other similar tools. It’s not documented yet, mostly because it’s not finished. Hence the version number that begins with 0.

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

Install libast 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 libast using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libast

Install libast 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 libast using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libast

How To Uninstall libast on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libast

libast Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/71
/usr/lib/.build-id/71/72699b03328fff3b3ace26a8686f3f0de50add
/usr/lib64/libast.so.2
/usr/lib64/libast.so.2.0.2
/usr/share/doc/libast
/usr/share/doc/libast/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libast/DESIGN
/usr/share/doc/libast/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/libast/README
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/91
/usr/lib/.build-id/91/63237d267a08f7bda8eb77689e088b0d32d20c
/usr/lib/libast.so.2
/usr/lib/libast.so.2.0.2
/usr/share/doc/libast
/usr/share/doc/libast/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libast/DESIGN
/usr/share/doc/libast/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/libast/README

References

[libast website](http://www.eterm.org/ http://www.eterm.org/)

Summary

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