How To Install zimlib on Fedora 34

zimlib is Reference implementation of the ZIM specification Reference implementation of the ZIM specification

Introduction

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

What is `zimlib`

The ZIM library is the reference implementation for the ZIM file format. It’s a solution to read and write ZIM files on many systems and architectures. zimlib 6.3.0 3.fc34 x86_64 229 k zimlib-6.3.0-3.fc34.src.rpm fedora Reference implementation of the ZIM specification https GPLv2 and ASL 2.0 and BSD The ZIM library is the reference implementation for the ZIM file format. It’s a solution to read and write ZIM files on many systems and architectures.

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

Install zimlib 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 zimlib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install zimlib

Install zimlib 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 zimlib using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install zimlib

How To Uninstall zimlib on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove zimlib

zimlib Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/04
/usr/lib/.build-id/04/150baf219bdca3820f6f322c857f5e6275966d
/usr/lib/libzim.so.6
/usr/lib/libzim.so.6.3.0
/usr/share/doc/zimlib
/usr/share/doc/zimlib/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/zimlib/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/zimlib/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/zimlib
/usr/share/licenses/zimlib/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/50
/usr/lib/.build-id/50/60b3d8e6d96c92b11c73563b00dbca2f3ff275
/usr/lib64/libzim.so.6
/usr/lib64/libzim.so.6.3.0
/usr/share/doc/zimlib
/usr/share/doc/zimlib/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/zimlib/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/zimlib/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/zimlib
/usr/share/licenses/zimlib/COPYING

References

[zimlib website](https://github.com/openzim/libzim https://github.com/openzim/libzim)

Summary

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