How To Install libidn on Fedora 34

libidn is Internationalized Domain Name support library Internationalized Domain Name support library

Introduction

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

What is `libidn`

GNU Libidn is an implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode and IDNA specifications defined by the IETF Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) working group, used for internationalized domain names. libidn 1.36 2.fc34 x86_64 240 k libidn-1.36-2.fc34.src.rpm fedora Internationalized Domain Name support library http LGPLv2+ and GPLv3+ and GFDL GNU Libidn is an implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode and IDNA specifications defined by the IETF Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) working group, used for internationalized domain names.

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

Install libidn 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 libidn using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libidn

Install libidn 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 libidn using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libidn

How To Uninstall libidn on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libidn

libidn Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/idn
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b/8863259d382df07322356c22100a6b3b34feb2
/usr/lib/.build-id/a3
/usr/lib/.build-id/a3/0db5d29d692c2414803215b2a2ce786c40c2b9
/usr/lib/libidn.so.12
/usr/lib/libidn.so.12.6.1
/usr/share/doc/libidn
/usr/share/doc/libidn/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libidn/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/libidn/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libidn/README
/usr/share/doc/libidn/THANKS
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/libidn
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/libidn/idna.el
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/libidn/idna.elc
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/libidn/punycode.el
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/libidn/punycode.elc
/usr/share/info/libidn.info.gz
/usr/share/licenses/libidn
/usr/share/licenses/libidn/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libidn/COPYING.LESSERv2
/usr/share/licenses/libidn/COPYING.LESSERv3
/usr/share/licenses/libidn/COPYINGv2
/usr/share/licenses/libidn/COPYINGv3
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/en@boldquot/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/en@quot/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/idn.1.gz
/usr/bin/idn
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/9a
/usr/lib/.build-id/9a/e4e29cbf1304b5d615f88811b099689afc08b4
/usr/lib/.build-id/d2
/usr/lib/.build-id/d2/3a8d91c70dcb206c9047c1ef5814c290923d73
/usr/lib64/libidn.so.12
/usr/lib64/libidn.so.12.6.1
/usr/share/doc/libidn
/usr/share/doc/libidn/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libidn/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/libidn/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libidn/README
/usr/share/doc/libidn/THANKS
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/libidn
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/libidn/idna.el
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/libidn/idna.elc
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/libidn/punycode.el
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/libidn/punycode.elc
/usr/share/info/libidn.info.gz
/usr/share/licenses/libidn
/usr/share/licenses/libidn/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libidn/COPYING.LESSERv2
/usr/share/licenses/libidn/COPYING.LESSERv3
/usr/share/licenses/libidn/COPYINGv2
/usr/share/licenses/libidn/COPYINGv3
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/en@boldquot/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/en@quot/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/libidn.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/idn.1.gz

References

[libidn website](http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/ http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/)

Summary

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