How To Install libyaml on Fedora 34

libyaml is YAML 1.1 parser and emitter written in C YAML 1.1 parser and emitter written in C

Introduction

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

What is `libyaml`

YAML is a data serialization format designed for human readability and interaction with scripting languages. LibYAML is a YAML parser and emitter written in C. libyaml 0.2.5 5.fc34 i686 63 k libyaml-0.2.5-5.fc34.src.rpm fedora YAML 1.1 parser and emitter written in C https MIT YAML is a data serialization format designed for human readability and interaction with scripting languages. LibYAML is a YAML parser and emitter written in C.

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

Install libyaml 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 libyaml using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libyaml

Install libyaml 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 libyaml using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libyaml

How To Uninstall libyaml on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libyaml

libyaml Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/79
/usr/lib/.build-id/79/84d5cc2fd4c0219a716c7c28a2eda7b299394c
/usr/lib/libyaml-0.so.2
/usr/lib/libyaml-0.so.2.0.9
/usr/share/doc/libyaml
/usr/share/doc/libyaml/ReadMe.md
/usr/share/licenses/libyaml
/usr/share/licenses/libyaml/License
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c2
/usr/lib/.build-id/c2/9c76b232cade2b1e58da55ae787612834f4a88
/usr/lib64/libyaml-0.so.2
/usr/lib64/libyaml-0.so.2.0.9
/usr/share/doc/libyaml
/usr/share/doc/libyaml/ReadMe.md
/usr/share/licenses/libyaml
/usr/share/licenses/libyaml/License

References

[libyaml website](https://github.com/yaml/libyaml https://github.com/yaml/libyaml)

Summary

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