How To Install libnfs on Fedora 34

libnfs is Client library for accessing NFS shares over a network Client library for accessing NFS shares over a network

Introduction

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

What is `libnfs`

The libnfs package contains a library of functions for accessing NFSv2 and NFSv3 servers from user space. It provides a low-level, asynchronous RPC library for accessing NFS protocols, an asynchronous library with POSIX-like VFS functions, and a synchronous library with POSIX-like VFS functions. libnfs 4.0.0 4.fc34 x86_64 142 k libnfs-4.0.0-4.fc34.src.rpm fedora Client library for accessing NFS shares over a network https LGPLv2+ and BSD The libnfs package contains a library of functions for accessing NFSv2 and NFSv3 servers from user space. It provides a low-level, asynchronous RPC library for accessing NFS protocols, an asynchronous library with POSIX-like VFS functions, and a synchronous library with POSIX-like VFS functions.

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

Install libnfs 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 libnfs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libnfs

Install libnfs 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 libnfs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libnfs

How To Uninstall libnfs on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libnfs

libnfs Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/80
/usr/lib/.build-id/80/be603b869800211c583ad83745a1534abe2937
/usr/lib/libnfs.so.13
/usr/lib/libnfs.so.13.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libnfs
/usr/share/doc/libnfs/README
/usr/share/licenses/libnfs
/usr/share/licenses/libnfs/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libnfs/LICENCE-BSD.txt
/usr/share/licenses/libnfs/LICENCE-GPL-3.txt
/usr/share/licenses/libnfs/LICENCE-LGPL-2.1.txt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/dc
/usr/lib/.build-id/dc/cab8be02d06889f891e4d7c9a40f53a320e1cf
/usr/lib64/libnfs.so.13
/usr/lib64/libnfs.so.13.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libnfs
/usr/share/doc/libnfs/README
/usr/share/licenses/libnfs
/usr/share/licenses/libnfs/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libnfs/LICENCE-BSD.txt
/usr/share/licenses/libnfs/LICENCE-GPL-3.txt
/usr/share/licenses/libnfs/LICENCE-LGPL-2.1.txt

References

[libnfs website](https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs)

Summary

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