How To Install xbase on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xbase on Fedora 34.
What is xbase
XBase is an xbase (i.e. dBase, FoxPro, etc.) compatible C++ class library originally by Gary Kunkel and others (see the AUTHORS file). XBase is useful for accessing data in legacy dBase 3 and 4 database files as well as a general light-weight database engine. It includes support for DBF (dBase version 3 and 4) data files, NDX and NTX indexes, and DBT (dBase version 3 and 4). It supports file and record locking under *nix OS’s. xbase 3.1.2 24.fc34 x86_64 115 k xbase-3.1.2-24.fc34.src.rpm fedora XBase compatible database library http LGPLv2+ XBase is an xbase (i.e. dBase, FoxPro, etc.) compatible C++ class library originally by Gary Kunkel and others (see the AUTHORS file). XBase is useful for accessing data in legacy dBase 3 and 4 database files as well as a general light-weight database engine. It includes support for DBF (dBase version 3 and 4) data files, NDX and NTX indexes, and DBT (dBase version 3 and 4). It supports file and record locking under *nix OS’s.
We can use yum or dnf to install xbase on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xbase.
Install xbase 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 xbase using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xbase
Install xbase 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 xbase using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xbase
How To Uninstall xbase on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the xbase package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xbase
xbase Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c/fd7666de71efa1a0a1a0d93356dd306bc0cddd
/usr/lib/libxbase.so.1
/usr/lib/libxbase.so.1.0.0
/usr/lib/libxbase64.so.1
/usr/lib/libxbase64.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/xbase
/usr/share/doc/xbase/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xbase/ChangeLog
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8/361a8670e7fc0a538f3fbea66b19ffb5f6e36e
/usr/lib64/libxbase.so.1
/usr/lib64/libxbase.so.1.0.0
/usr/lib64/libxbase64.so.1
/usr/lib64/libxbase64.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/xbase
/usr/share/doc/xbase/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xbase/ChangeLog
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xbase on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.