How To Install ptpd on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptpd on Fedora 34.
What is ptpd
The PTP daemon (PTPd) implements the Precision Time protocol (PTP) as defined by the relevant IEEE 1588 standard. PTP was developed to provide very precise time coordination of LAN connected computers. PTPd is a complete implementation of the IEEE 1588 specification for a standard (non-boundary) clock. PTPd has been tested with and is known to work properly with other IEEE 1588 implementations.
We can use yum or dnf to install ptpd on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ptpd.
Install ptpd 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 ptpd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ptpd
Install ptpd 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 ptpd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ptpd
How To Uninstall ptpd on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the ptpd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ptpd
ptpd Package Contents on Fedora 34
/etc/ptpd2.conf
/etc/sysconfig/ptpd2
/usr/bin/ptpd2
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d/7d97c542e462eacdd2d37408916749b700bcaa
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ptpd2.service
/usr/share/doc/ptpd
/usr/share/doc/ptpd/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/ptpd/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/ptpd
/usr/share/licenses/ptpd/COPYRIGHT
/usr/share/man/man5/ptpd2.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ptpd2.8.gz
/usr/share/ptpd
/usr/share/ptpd/leap-seconds.list
/usr/share/snmp/mibs/PTPBASE-MIB.txt
/var/log/ptpd2_kernelclock.drift
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptpd on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.