How To Install zzuf on Fedora 34

zzuf is Transparent application input fuzzer

Introduction

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

What is zzuf

zzuf is a transparent application input fuzzer. It works by intercepting file operations and changing random bits in the program’s input. zzuf’s behaviour is deterministic, making it easy to reproduce bugs.

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

Install zzuf 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 zzuf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install zzuf

Install zzuf 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 zzuf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install zzuf

How To Uninstall zzuf on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove zzuf

zzuf Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/zzat
/usr/bin/zzuf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/62
/usr/lib/.build-id/62/5fc8910a2d1d23614886d26dbf0db71d065109
/usr/lib/.build-id/80
/usr/lib/.build-id/80/bdc7db65041b66380da29326637ba7077e89b3
/usr/lib/.build-id/90
/usr/lib/.build-id/90/57e6b5fdcf85cfcec44ab37057e5b375e30554
/usr/lib64/zzuf
/usr/lib64/zzuf/libzzuf.so
/usr/share/doc/zzuf
/usr/share/doc/zzuf/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/zzuf/TODO
/usr/share/doc/zzuf/doc
/usr/share/doc/zzuf/doc/Makefile
/usr/share/doc/zzuf/doc/Makefile.am
/usr/share/doc/zzuf/doc/Makefile.in
/usr/share/doc/zzuf/doc/libzzuf.3
/usr/share/doc/zzuf/doc/libzzuf.3.in
/usr/share/doc/zzuf/doc/zzat.1
/usr/share/doc/zzuf/doc/zzat.1.in
/usr/share/doc/zzuf/doc/zzuf.1
/usr/share/doc/zzuf/doc/zzuf.1.in
/usr/share/licenses/zzuf
/usr/share/licenses/zzuf/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/zzat.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/zzuf.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/libzzuf.3.gz

References

Summary

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