How To Install execstack on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install execstack in Fedora 36. execstack is Utility to set/clear/query executable stack bit

Introduction

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

What is `execstack`

This package is built from prelink sources but contains just the execstack binary. It can be used manipulate ELF binaries to run with or without executable stack.

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

Install execstack 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 execstack using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install execstack

Install execstack 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 execstack using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install execstack

How To Uninstall execstack on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove execstack

execstack Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/execstack
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/78
/usr/lib/.build-id/78/d978b3ef32d94df76feeb1a193258a1513523b
/usr/share/doc/execstack
/usr/share/doc/execstack/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/execstack/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/execstack/README
/usr/share/doc/execstack/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/execstack/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/execstack
/usr/share/licenses/execstack/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man8/execstack.8.gz

References

execstack website

Summary

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