How To Install avahi-autoipd on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install avahi-autoipd in Fedora 36. avahi-autoipd is Link-local IPv4 address automatic configuration daemon (IPv4LL)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install avahi-autoipd on Fedora 36.

What is `avahi-autoipd`

avahi-autoipd implements IPv4LL, “Dynamic Configuration of IPv4 Link-Local Addresses” (IETF RFC3927), a protocol for automatic IP address configuration from the link-local 169.254.0.0/16 range without the need for a central server. It is primarily intended to be used in ad-hoc networks which lack a DHCP server.

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

Install avahi-autoipd 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 avahi-autoipd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install avahi-autoipd

Install avahi-autoipd 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 avahi-autoipd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install avahi-autoipd

How To Uninstall avahi-autoipd on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the avahi-autoipd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove avahi-autoipd

avahi-autoipd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/avahi/avahi-autoipd.action
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed/4c2d6892cb2321ae0d9b4786f4f1ad51669720
/usr/sbin/avahi-autoipd
/usr/share/man/man8/avahi-autoipd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/avahi-autoipd.action.8.gz
/var/lib/avahi-autoipd

References

avahi-autoipd website

Summary

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