How To Install libffi3 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi3 in Fedora 36. libffi3 is Compatibility package for libffi transition from 3.1 to 3.4.2.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi3 on Fedora 36.

What is libffi3

The libffi3.1 package contains the libffi 3.1 runtime library to support the library SONAME transition from 3.1 to 3.4.2. This pacakge will eventually be removed once the transition is complete.

We can use yum or dnf to install libffi3 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libffi3.

Install libffi3 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 libffi3 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libffi3

Install libffi3 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 libffi3 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libffi3

How To Uninstall libffi3 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libffi3 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libffi3

libffi3 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf/b7dacbc24a970f0300c6bc8ff78ada01351bef
/usr/lib64/libffi.so.6
/usr/lib64/libffi.so.6.0.2
/usr/share/doc/libffi-3.1/README
/usr/share/licenses/libffi-3.1/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi3 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi3 on Fedora 36.

What is libffi3

The libffi3.1 package contains the libffi 3.1 runtime library to support the library SONAME transition from 3.1 to 3.4.2. This pacakge will eventually be removed once the transition is complete.

We can use yum or dnf to install libffi3 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libffi3.

Install libffi3 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 libffi3 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libffi3

Install libffi3 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 libffi3 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libffi3

How To Uninstall libffi3 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libffi3 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libffi3

libffi3 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/91
/usr/lib/.build-id/91/607bef745d0de1851a6e955dd5878360a55441
/usr/lib/libffi.so.6
/usr/lib/libffi.so.6.0.2
/usr/share/doc/libffi-3.1/README
/usr/share/licenses/libffi-3.1/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi3 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).