How To Install libquotient on Fedora 34

libquotient is Qt5 library to write cross-platform clients for Matrix Qt5 library to write cross-platform clients for Matrix

Introduction

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

What is `libquotient`

The Quotient project aims to produce a Qt5-based SDK to develop applications for Matrix. libQuotient is a library that enables client applications. It is the backbone of Quaternion, Spectral and other projects. Versions 0.5.x and older use the previous name - libQMatrixClient. libquotient 0.6.7 1.fc34 x86_64 465 k libquotient-0.6.7-1.fc34.src.rpm updates Qt5 library to write cross-platform clients for Matrix https LGPLv2+ The Quotient project aims to produce a Qt5-based SDK to develop applications for Matrix. libQuotient is a library that enables client applications. It is the backbone of Quaternion, Spectral and other projects. Versions 0.5.x and older use the previous name - libQMatrixClient.

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

Install libquotient 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 libquotient using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libquotient

Install libquotient 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 libquotient using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libquotient

How To Uninstall libquotient on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libquotient

libquotient Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/51
/usr/lib/.build-id/51/253f34e18352c3245e62d1b7f34c9fd8144bf1
/usr/lib64/libQuotient.so.0.6
/usr/lib64/libQuotient.so.0.6.7
/usr/share/doc/libquotient
/usr/share/doc/libquotient/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/libquotient/README.md
/usr/share/doc/libquotient/SECURITY.md
/usr/share/licenses/libquotient
/usr/share/licenses/libquotient/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/9a
/usr/lib/.build-id/9a/ba4b01d3cc88f9fd2f8fbf2c8d937a6c172475
/usr/lib/libQuotient.so.0.6
/usr/lib/libQuotient.so.0.6.7
/usr/share/doc/libquotient
/usr/share/doc/libquotient/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/libquotient/README.md
/usr/share/doc/libquotient/SECURITY.md
/usr/share/licenses/libquotient
/usr/share/licenses/libquotient/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6/9fa2b66d0fd33b5f9774f6458898710b2bbe4f
/usr/lib64/libQuotient.so.0.6
/usr/lib64/libQuotient.so.0.6.6
/usr/share/doc/libquotient
/usr/share/doc/libquotient/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/libquotient/README.md
/usr/share/doc/libquotient/SECURITY.md
/usr/share/licenses/libquotient
/usr/share/licenses/libquotient/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d0
/usr/lib/.build-id/d0/0d212e2f0e4b5ed1d6f7c3f22e9a2743425119
/usr/lib/libQuotient.so.0.6
/usr/lib/libQuotient.so.0.6.6
/usr/share/doc/libquotient
/usr/share/doc/libquotient/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/libquotient/README.md
/usr/share/doc/libquotient/SECURITY.md
/usr/share/licenses/libquotient
/usr/share/licenses/libquotient/COPYING

References

[libquotient website](https://github.com/quotient-im/libQuotient https://github.com/quotient-im/libQuotient)

Summary

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