How To Install java-mersenne-twister on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-mersenne-twister in Fedora 36. java-mersenne-twister is Mersenne Twister random number generator in Java

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-mersenne-twister on Fedora 36.

What is java-mersenne-twister

The Mersenne Twister is an exceptionally high-quality, fast random number generator. This package contains two versions of it in Java, written by Sean Luke. MersenneTwister is a complete drop-in subclass replacement for java.util.Random. MersenneTwisterFast is algorithmically identical, except that it isn’t synchronized, and it’s not a subclass of Random. This, plus other speed improvements, makes it over twice the speed.

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

Install java-mersenne-twister 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 java-mersenne-twister using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install java-mersenne-twister

Install java-mersenne-twister 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 java-mersenne-twister using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install java-mersenne-twister

How To Uninstall java-mersenne-twister on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the java-mersenne-twister package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove java-mersenne-twister

java-mersenne-twister Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/java/mersenne-twister.jar

References

Summary

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