How To Install dd_rescue on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install dd_rescue in Fedora 36. dd_rescue is Fault tolerant “dd” utility for rescuing data from bad media

Introduction

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

What is `dd_rescue`

ddrescue is a utility similar to the system utility “dd” which copies data from a file or block device to another. ddrescue does however not abort on errors in the input file. This makes it suitable for rescuing data from media with errors, e.g. a disk with bad sectors. This package includes dd_rhelp, a wrapper script facilitating data recovery.

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

Install dd_rescue 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 dd_rescue using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dd_rescue

Install dd_rescue 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 dd_rescue using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dd_rescue

How To Uninstall dd_rescue on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove dd_rescue

dd_rescue Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/dd_rescue
/usr/bin/dd_rhelp
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/00
/usr/lib/.build-id/00/55f7caf11a346b4b5d5a54bbe0585319e8a611
/usr/lib/.build-id/07
/usr/lib/.build-id/07/441a60a595e35cb133207dd979082df0865d56
/usr/lib/.build-id/24
/usr/lib/.build-id/24/6364832cb6317ed7cb1ecf4558d58260763805
/usr/lib/.build-id/71
/usr/lib/.build-id/71/cfabadbcde2889356aa73ce55dbdec6dc6c0a5
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/30630f932609d698402e618147532da7c326a1
/usr/lib64/libddr_MD5.so
/usr/lib64/libddr_crypt.so
/usr/lib64/libddr_hash.so
/usr/lib64/libddr_lzo.so
/usr/lib64/libddr_null.so
/usr/share/doc/dd_rescue
/usr/share/doc/dd_rescue/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/dd_rescue/FAQ.dd_rhelp
/usr/share/doc/dd_rescue/README
/usr/share/doc/dd_rescue/README.dd_rhelp
/usr/share/man/man1/dd_rescue.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ddr_crypt.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ddr_lzo.1.gz

References

dd_rescue website

Summary

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