How To Install kmod-libs on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmod-libs in Fedora 36. kmod-libs is Libraries to handle kernel module loading and unloading

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmod-libs on Fedora 36.

What is `kmod-libs`

The kmod-libs package provides runtime libraries for any application that wishes to load or unload Linux kernel modules from the running system.

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

Install kmod-libs 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 kmod-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install kmod-libs

Install kmod-libs 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 kmod-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install kmod-libs

How To Uninstall kmod-libs on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the kmod-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove kmod-libs

kmod-libs Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/dc25abf8f2ca790b2f899a4dbedfca5c174a64
/usr/lib64/libkmod.so.2
/usr/lib64/libkmod.so.2.3.7
/usr/share/licenses/kmod-libs
/usr/share/licenses/kmod-libs/COPYING

References

kmod-libs website

Summary

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