How To Install ifcfg-devname on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ifcfg-devname in Fedora 36. ifcfg-devname is Udev helper utility that provides network interface naming

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ifcfg-devname on Fedora 36.

What is `ifcfg-devname`

Udev helper utility that provides network interface naming using ifcfg configuration.

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

Install ifcfg-devname 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 ifcfg-devname using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ifcfg-devname

Install ifcfg-devname 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 ifcfg-devname using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ifcfg-devname

How To Uninstall ifcfg-devname on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ifcfg-devname package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ifcfg-devname

ifcfg-devname Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/ifcfg-devname
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f/9ac07f35c7fc76fae3c90ae6de36736e7ec4fa
/usr/share/doc/ifcfg-devname
/usr/share/doc/ifcfg-devname/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/ifcfg-devname
/usr/share/licenses/ifcfg-devname/LICENSE

References

ifcfg-devname website

Summary

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