How To Install iputils-ninfod on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-ninfod in Fedora 36. iputils-ninfod is Node Information Query Daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-ninfod on Fedora 36.

What is iputils-ninfod

Node Information Query (RFC4620) daemon. Responds to IPv6 Node Information Queries.

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

Install iputils-ninfod 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 iputils-ninfod using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install iputils-ninfod

Install iputils-ninfod 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 iputils-ninfod using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install iputils-ninfod

How To Uninstall iputils-ninfod on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the iputils-ninfod package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove iputils-ninfod

iputils-ninfod Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/07
/usr/lib/.build-id/07/f046b697527c8d3cbabe9137d838eed8304bff
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ninfod.service
/usr/sbin/ninfod
/usr/share/man/man8/ninfod.8.gz

References

Summary

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