How To Install tetrinetx on Fedora 34

tetrinetx is The GNU TetriNET server

Introduction

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

What is tetrinetx

Tetrinetx is the GNU TetriNET server written in C. It includes IRC and Spectator supports. As many other tetrinet servers, it uses IP independent decryption which allows the server to run behind a router. TetriNET is a network-based, multiplayer falling bricks game. This package contains a server for hosting TetriNET games over a public or private network.

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

Install tetrinetx 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 tetrinetx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tetrinetx

Install tetrinetx 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 tetrinetx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tetrinetx

How To Uninstall tetrinetx on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove tetrinetx

tetrinetx Package Contents on Fedora 34

/etc/logrotate.d/tetrinetx
/etc/tetrinetx
/etc/tetrinetx/game.conf
/etc/tetrinetx/game.motd
/etc/tetrinetx/game.pmotd
/etc/tetrinetx/game.secure
/usr/bin/tetrinetx
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e/ae197321548c31af18c368d88a61be1ae6a726
/usr/lib/systemd/system/tetrinetx.service
/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tetrinetx.conf
/usr/share/doc/tetrinetx
/usr/share/doc/tetrinetx/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/tetrinetx/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/tetrinetx/README
/usr/share/doc/tetrinetx/README.qirc.spectators
/usr/share/doc/tetrinetx/game.allow.example
/usr/share/doc/tetrinetx/game.ban.compromise.example
/usr/share/doc/tetrinetx/game.ban.example
/usr/share/licenses/tetrinetx
/usr/share/licenses/tetrinetx/COPYING
/var/games/tetrinetx
/var/log/tetrinetx
/var/run/tetrinetx

References

Summary

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