How To Install ebhttpd on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ebhttpd in Fedora 36. ebhttpd is HTTP server for accessing “CD-ROM books”

Introduction

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

What is `ebhttpd`

This package contains a specialized HTTP server that supports HTTP/1.0 and HTTP/1.1. which provide a way to access “CD-ROM books” through the EB library. Note that ebhttpd can’t be used for generic WWW purposes.

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

Install ebhttpd 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 ebhttpd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ebhttpd

Install ebhttpd 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 ebhttpd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ebhttpd

How To Uninstall ebhttpd on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ebhttpd

ebhttpd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/lib/systemd/system/ebhttpd-instances.target
/lib/systemd/system/ebhttpd.socket
/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/18
/usr/lib/.build-id/18/0510fab1647e3699bf710adb7972a53fa70ab9
/usr/lib/.build-id/79
/usr/lib/.build-id/79/759047f4acc17dc1266081c57e4b56d8df3cd7
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8/d1b1344e4470a4e162021f968e724f54328865
/usr/libexec/ebhtstat
/usr/sbin/ebhtcheck
/usr/sbin/ebhtcontrol
/usr/sbin/ebhttpd
/usr/share/doc/ebhttpd
/usr/share/doc/ebhttpd/ebhttpd-README.dist

References

ebhttpd website

Summary

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