How To Install 9pfs on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install 9pfs in Fedora 36. 9pfs is Plan9 filesystem server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install 9pfs on Fedora 36.

What is `9pfs`

Protocol 9P is developed for Plan9 operating system from Bell Labs. It is used for remote file access, and since files are key objects in Plan9, 9P can be used also for composite file access, RPC etc. This package contains simple file server for the 9p protocoll.

We can use yum or dnf to install 9pfs on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install 9pfs.

Install 9pfs on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install 9pfs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install 9pfs

Install 9pfs on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install 9pfs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install 9pfs

How To Uninstall 9pfs on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the 9pfs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove 9pfs

9pfs Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/9pfs
/usr/share/licenses/9pfs
/usr/share/licenses/9pfs/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/9pfs.1.gz

References

9pfs website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install 9pfs on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).