How To Install libytnef on Fedora 34

libytnef is TNEF Stream Reader Library TNEF Stream Reader Library

Introduction

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

What is libytnef

TNEF Stream Parser Library, used by “ytnef” to decode TNEF (winmail.dat) streams generated by Microsoft Outlook. libytnef 1 1.9.3 5.fc34 x86_64 39 k ytnef-1.9.3-5.fc34.src.rpm fedora TNEF Stream Reader Library https GPLv2+ TNEF Stream Parser Library, used by “ytnef” to decode TNEF (winmail.dat) streams generated by Microsoft Outlook.

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

Install libytnef 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 libytnef using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libytnef

Install libytnef 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 libytnef using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libytnef

How To Uninstall libytnef on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libytnef

libytnef Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3b
/usr/lib/.build-id/3b/a3ef1055b0323b6c726fe381209f90c69dfa41
/usr/lib/libytnef.so.0
/usr/lib/libytnef.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libytnef
/usr/share/doc/libytnef/recurrence.txt
/usr/share/licenses/libytnef
/usr/share/licenses/libytnef/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a5
/usr/lib/.build-id/a5/08962b11bd4138384d04b192a02485e520b666
/usr/lib64/libytnef.so.0
/usr/lib64/libytnef.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libytnef
/usr/share/doc/libytnef/recurrence.txt
/usr/share/licenses/libytnef
/usr/share/licenses/libytnef/COPYING

References

Summary

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