How To Install nkf on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nkf on Fedora 34.
What is nkf
Nkf is a Kanji code converter for terminals, hosts, and networks. Nkf converts input Kanji code to 7-bit JIS, MS-kanji (shifted-JIS) or EUC.
We can use yum or dnf to install nkf on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nkf.
Install nkf 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 nkf using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install nkf
Install nkf 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 nkf using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install nkf
How To Uninstall nkf on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the nkf package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove nkf
nkf Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/bin/nkf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/77
/usr/lib/.build-id/77/dba2f42fa17d9f413f1282fd6e60af88f94d96
/usr/share/doc/nkf
/usr/share/doc/nkf/nkf.doc
/usr/share/licenses/nkf
/usr/share/licenses/nkf/nkf.copyright
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/nkf.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/nkf.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nkf on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.
