How To Install libtrash on Fedora 34

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Introduction

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

What is `libtrash`

Libtrash is the shared library which, when preloaded, implements a trash can under GNU/Linux. Through the interception of function calls which might lead to accidental data loss libtrash effectively ensures that your data remains protected from your own mistakes. libtrash 3.6 2.fc34 x86_64 51 k libtrash-3.6-2.fc34.src.rpm fedora Libraries to move files to a trash-folder on delete http GPLv2+ Libtrash is the shared library which, when preloaded, implements a trash can under GNU/Linux. Through the interception of function calls which might lead to accidental data loss libtrash effectively ensures that your data remains protected from your own mistakes.

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

Install libtrash 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 libtrash using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libtrash

Install libtrash 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 libtrash using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libtrash

How To Uninstall libtrash on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libtrash

libtrash Package Contents on Fedora 34

/etc/libtrash.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/64
/usr/lib/.build-id/64/27308e24f4c981f4622bdfead430f67e152664
/usr/lib64/libtrash.so.3
/usr/lib64/libtrash.so.3.5
/usr/share/doc/libtrash
/usr/share/doc/libtrash/CHANGE.LOG
/usr/share/doc/libtrash/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libtrash/README.md
/usr/share/doc/libtrash/TODO
/usr/share/doc/libtrash/config.txt
/etc/libtrash.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c/05c223a4264bf75c1852dcf0f454c612b51bbe
/usr/lib/libtrash.so.3
/usr/lib/libtrash.so.3.5
/usr/share/doc/libtrash
/usr/share/doc/libtrash/CHANGE.LOG
/usr/share/doc/libtrash/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libtrash/README.md
/usr/share/doc/libtrash/TODO
/usr/share/doc/libtrash/config.txt

References

[libtrash website](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~marriaga/software/libtrash http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~marriaga/software/libtrash)

Summary

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