How To Install openpgm on Fedora 34

openpgm is An implementation of the PGM reliable multicast protocol An implementation of the PGM reliable multicast protocol

Introduction

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

What is `openpgm`

OpenPGM is an open source implementation of the Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) specification in RFC 3208. openpgm 5.2.122 26.fc34 x86_64 179 k openpgm-5.2.122-26.fc34.src.rpm fedora An implementation of the PGM reliable multicast protocol https LGPLv2 OpenPGM is an open source implementation of the Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) specification in RFC 3208.

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

Install openpgm 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 openpgm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openpgm

Install openpgm 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 openpgm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openpgm

How To Uninstall openpgm on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove openpgm

openpgm Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b7
/usr/lib/.build-id/b7/754236d3457c26397bc1aa628a50cf7001ccec
/usr/lib64/libpgm-5.2.so.0
/usr/lib64/libpgm-5.2.so.0.0.122
/usr/share/doc/openpgm
/usr/share/doc/openpgm/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/openpgm/LICENSE
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca/7329206fd87cf79935f900c92c07ab05b13d5c
/usr/lib/libpgm-5.2.so.0
/usr/lib/libpgm-5.2.so.0.0.122
/usr/share/doc/openpgm
/usr/share/doc/openpgm/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/openpgm/LICENSE

References

[openpgm website](https://github.com/steve-o/openpgm https://github.com/steve-o/openpgm)

Summary

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