How To Install libkeepalive on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkeepalive in Fedora 36. libkeepalive is Enable TCP keepalive in dynamic binaries

Introduction

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

What is `libkeepalive`

libkeepalive is a library that enables tcp keepalive features in glibc based binary dynamic executables, without any change in the original program.

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

Install libkeepalive 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 libkeepalive using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libkeepalive

Install libkeepalive 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 libkeepalive using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libkeepalive

How To Uninstall libkeepalive on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libkeepalive

libkeepalive Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/58
/usr/lib/.build-id/58/b45cc56272495ddb1fc4444e8604d5f277bde1
/usr/lib64/libkeepalive.so
/usr/share/doc/libkeepalive
/usr/share/doc/libkeepalive/README
/usr/share/licenses/libkeepalive
/usr/share/licenses/libkeepalive/LICENSE

References

libkeepalive website

Summary

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