How To Install ec2-metadata on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ec2-metadata in Fedora 36. ec2-metadata is EC2 instance metadata query tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ec2-metadata on Fedora 36.

What is ec2-metadata

A simple bash script that uses curl to query the EC2 instance metadata from within an instance running in Amazon EC2 or another cloud provider with a compatible metadata service.

We can use yum or dnf to install ec2-metadata on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ec2-metadata.

Install ec2-metadata 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 ec2-metadata using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ec2-metadata

Install ec2-metadata 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 ec2-metadata using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ec2-metadata

How To Uninstall ec2-metadata on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ec2-metadata package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ec2-metadata

ec2-metadata Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/ec2-metadata

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ec2-metadata on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).