How To Install ahcpd on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ahcpd in Fedora 36. ahcpd is Ad-hoc network configuration daemon

Introduction

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

What is `ahcpd`

AHCP is a configuration protocol that can replace DHCP on networks without transitive connectivity, such as mesh networks.

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

Install ahcpd 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 ahcpd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ahcpd

Install ahcpd 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 ahcpd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ahcpd

How To Uninstall ahcpd on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ahcpd

ahcpd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/ahcp
/etc/ahcp/ahcp-config.sh
/etc/ahcpd.conf
/etc/logrotate.d/ahcpd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/9caa337c453a1bd46619bf36d25acbcb678c2e
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ahcpd.service
/usr/sbin/ahcpd
/usr/share/doc/ahcpd
/usr/share/doc/ahcpd/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/ahcpd/LICENCE
/usr/share/doc/ahcpd/README
/usr/share/man/man8/ahcpd.8.gz
/var/log/ahcpd.log

References

ahcpd website

Summary

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