How To Install getdata-slim on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install getdata-slim in Fedora 36. getdata-slim is Enables getdata read ability of slim compressed dirfiles

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install getdata-slim on Fedora 36.

What is `getdata-slim`

Enables getdata to read dirfiles that are encoded (compressed) with slimdata.

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

Install getdata-slim 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 getdata-slim using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install getdata-slim

Install getdata-slim 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 getdata-slim using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install getdata-slim

How To Uninstall getdata-slim on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the getdata-slim package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove getdata-slim

getdata-slim Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a9
/usr/lib/.build-id/a9/46e020a04647dbc0347925358a15f34adca78f
/usr/lib64/getdata/libgetdataslim-0.11.0.so
/usr/lib64/getdata/libgetdataslim.so

References

getdata-slim website

Summary

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