How To Install ptp4u on Fedora 34

ptp4u is Scalable unicast PTP server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ptp4u on Fedora 34.

What is ptp4u

ptp4u is a scalable unicast PTP server.

We can use yum or dnf to install ptp4u on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ptp4u.

Install ptp4u 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 ptp4u using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ptp4u

Install ptp4u 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 ptp4u using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ptp4u

How To Uninstall ptp4u on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the ptp4u package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ptp4u

ptp4u Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/ptp4u
/usr/bin/simpleclient
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3/08e1b2f0cf94ed14d719b5f6a65702d05ce8f1
/usr/share/doc/ptp4u
/usr/share/doc/ptp4u/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/ptp4u
/usr/share/licenses/ptp4u/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ptp4u on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.