How To Install generic-release-common on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install generic-release-common on Fedora 36.
What is generic-release-common
Release files common to all Editions and Spins
We can use yum or dnf to install generic-release-common on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install generic-release-common.
Install generic-release-common 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 generic-release-common using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install generic-release-common
Install generic-release-common 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 generic-release-common using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install generic-release-common
How To Uninstall generic-release-common on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the generic-release-common package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove generic-release-common
generic-release-common Package Contents on Fedora 36
/etc/fedora-release
/etc/issue
/etc/issue.net
/etc/os-release
/etc/redhat-release
/etc/system-release
/etc/system-release-cpe
/usr/lib/fedora-release
/usr/lib/issue
/usr/lib/issue.net
/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.dist
/usr/lib/system-release-cpe
/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset
/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/85-display-manager.preset
/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/90-default.preset
/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/99-default-disable.preset
/usr/lib/systemd/user-preset
/usr/lib/systemd/user-preset/90-default-user.preset
/usr/share/licenses/generic-release-common
/usr/share/licenses/generic-release-common/LICENSE
/usr/share/licenses/generic-release-common/README.license
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install generic-release-common on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
