How To Install genders-compat on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install genders-compat in Fedora 36. genders-compat is Compatibility library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install genders-compat on Fedora 36.

What is `genders-compat`

Genders API that is compatible with earlier releases of genders.

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

Install genders-compat 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 genders-compat using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install genders-compat

Install genders-compat 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 genders-compat using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install genders-compat

How To Uninstall genders-compat on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the genders-compat package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove genders-compat

genders-compat Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/genders/gendlib.pl
/usr/lib/genders/hostlist.pl
/usr/share/doc/genders-compat
/usr/share/doc/genders-compat/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/genders-compat/DISCLAIMER
/usr/share/doc/genders-compat/DISCLAIMER.UC
/usr/share/man/man3/gendlib.3.gz

References

genders-compat website

Summary

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