How To Install pkgconf on Fedora 34

pkgconf is Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit

Introduction

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

What is pkgconf

pkgconf is a program which helps to configure compiler and linker flags for development frameworks. It is similar to pkg-config from freedesktop.org and handles .pc files in a similar manner as pkg-config. pkgconf 1.7.3 6.fc34 x86_64 41 k pkgconf-1.7.3-6.fc34.src.rpm fedora Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit http ISC pkgconf is a program which helps to configure compiler and linker flags for development frameworks. It is similar to pkg-config from freedesktop.org and handles .pc files in a similar manner as pkg-config.

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

Install pkgconf 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 pkgconf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pkgconf

Install pkgconf 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 pkgconf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pkgconf

How To Uninstall pkgconf on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove pkgconf

pkgconf Package Contents on Fedora 34

/etc/pkgconfig
/etc/pkgconfig/personality.d
/usr/bin/pkgconf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d/af458e80b6d010297855b00dd438ecabcaf982
/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.pkgconf
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/pkgconf
/usr/share/licenses/pkgconf/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/pkgconf.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/pc.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/pkgconf-personality.5.gz
/usr/share/pkgconfig/personality.d
/etc/pkgconfig
/etc/pkgconfig/personality.d
/usr/bin/pkgconf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b/4ebdae8cf738147b084400e53d6e87dc5a03e7
/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.pkgconf
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/pkgconf
/usr/share/licenses/pkgconf/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/pkgconf.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/pc.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/pkgconf-personality.5.gz
/usr/share/pkgconfig/personality.d

References

Summary

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