How To Install fxload on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install fxload in Fedora 36. fxload is A helper program to download firmware into FX and FX2 EZ-USB devices

Introduction

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

What is fxload

This program is conveniently able to download firmware into FX and FX2 EZ-USB devices, as well as the original AnchorChips EZ-USB. It is intended to be invoked by udev scripts when the unprogrammed device appears on the bus.

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

Install fxload 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 fxload using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fxload

Install fxload 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 fxload using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fxload

How To Uninstall fxload on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove fxload

fxload Package Contents on Fedora 36

/sbin/fxload
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/47
/usr/lib/.build-id/47/58b8d76410627ab73e112ba4b306f52683afb5
/usr/share/doc/fxload
/usr/share/doc/fxload/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/fxload/README.txt
/usr/share/man/man8/fxload.8.gz

References

Summary

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