How To Install folks-tools on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install folks-tools in Fedora 36. folks-tools is Tools for folks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install folks-tools on Fedora 36.

What is folks-tools

folks-tools contains a database and import tool.

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

Install folks-tools 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 folks-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install folks-tools

Install folks-tools 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 folks-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install folks-tools

How To Uninstall folks-tools on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the folks-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove folks-tools

folks-tools Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `folks-tools` on Fedora 36.

### What is `folks-tools`

> folks-tools contains a database and import tool.  

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

## Install folks-tools on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install folks-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install folks-tools

Install folks-tools 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 folks-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install folks-tools

How To Uninstall folks-tools on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the folks-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove folks-tools

folks-tools Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/folks-import
/usr/bin/folks-inspect
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/73
/usr/lib/.build-id/73/e64e505d20982cc223da45c290e745be2c221c
/usr/lib/.build-id/e1
/usr/lib/.build-id/e1/872ef69a3621ad4be8a8cd724584e5f31d162a

References

Summary

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

/usr/bin/folks-import /usr/bin/folks-inspect /usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/12 /usr/lib/.build-id/12/30a7f4de948a56df680bb01840b3fa40e0bdbb /usr/lib/.build-id/3e /usr/lib/.build-id/3e/3dd6ac21cd0f9f723b61aa4bc69546fa669c52


## References

* [folks-tools website](https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Folks)

## Summary

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