How To Install ignition-validate on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ignition-validate in Fedora 36. ignition-validate is Validation tool for Ignition configs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ignition-validate on Fedora 36.

What is ignition-validate

Ignition is a utility used to manipulate systems during the initramfs. This includes partitioning disks, formatting partitions, writing files (regular files, systemd units, etc.), and configuring users. On first boot, Ignition reads its configuration from a source of truth (remote URL, network metadata service, hypervisor bridge, etc.) and applies the configuration. This package contains a tool for validating Ignition configurations.

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

Install ignition-validate 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 ignition-validate using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ignition-validate

Install ignition-validate 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 ignition-validate using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ignition-validate

How To Uninstall ignition-validate on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ignition-validate package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ignition-validate

ignition-validate Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/ignition-validate
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3a
/usr/lib/.build-id/3a/7c7e9994837435ef36cd8042c7bf82ff90ce58
/usr/share/doc/ignition-validate
/usr/share/doc/ignition-validate/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/ignition-validate
/usr/share/licenses/ignition-validate/LICENSE

References

Summary

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