How To Install ladvd on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ladvd in Fedora 36. ladvd is CDP/LLDP sender for UNIX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ladvd on Fedora 36.

What is `ladvd`

ladvd uses CDP / LLDP frames to inform switches about connected hosts, which simplifies Ethernet switch management. Every 30 seconds it will transmit CDP/ LLDP packets reflecting the current system state. Interfaces (bridge, bonding, wireless), capabilities (bridging, forwarding, wireless) and addresses (IPv4, IPv6) are detected dynamically.

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

Install ladvd 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 ladvd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ladvd

Install ladvd 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 ladvd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ladvd

How To Uninstall ladvd on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ladvd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ladvd

ladvd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/13
/usr/lib/.build-id/13/1049c8be4cc9a8ae8b5b743ac8d21a254690a3
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ladvd.service
/usr/lib/sysusers.d/ladvd.conf
/usr/sbin/ladvd
/usr/sbin/ladvdc
/usr/share/doc/ladvd
/usr/share/doc/ladvd/README
/usr/share/doc/ladvd/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/ladvd
/usr/share/licenses/ladvd/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man8/ladvd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ladvdc.8.gz

References

ladvd website

Summary

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