How To Install libotr on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libotr on Fedora 36.
What is libotr
Off-the-Record Messaging Library and Toolkit This is a library and toolkit which implements Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging. OTR allows you to have private conversations over IM by providing Encryption, Authentication, Deniability and Perfect forward secrecy.
We can use yum or dnf to install libotr on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libotr.
Install libotr 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 libotr using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libotr
Install libotr 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 libotr using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libotr
How To Uninstall libotr on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the libotr package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libotr
libotr Package Contents on Fedora 36
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title: "How To Install libotr on Fedora 36"
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description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install libotr in Fedora 36. libotr is Off-The-Record Messaging library and toolkit"
date: "2022-08-17"
lastmod: "2022-08-17"
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## Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install `libotr` on Fedora 36.
### What is `libotr`
> Off-the-Record Messaging Library and Toolkit This is a library and toolkit which implements Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging. OTR allows you to have private conversations over IM by providing Encryption, Authentication, Deniability and Perfect forward secrecy.
We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `libotr` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libotr.
## Install libotr on Fedora 36 Using dnf
Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.
```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libotr using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libotr
Install libotr 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 libotr using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libotr
How To Uninstall libotr on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the libotr package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libotr
libotr Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/bin/otr_mackey
/usr/bin/otr_modify
/usr/bin/otr_parse
/usr/bin/otr_readforge
/usr/bin/otr_remac
/usr/bin/otr_sesskeys
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/02
/usr/lib/.build-id/02/12a2327c3e7aba5a0772fa1abed09b15e585e1
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c/876aaa047307011c79964349e26f8242e728de
/usr/lib/.build-id/4c
/usr/lib/.build-id/4c/3c83eb1152ecd8de840f7f279a2ad9f8bcdf98
/usr/lib/.build-id/54
/usr/lib/.build-id/54/84adc18bc4ba5b7777903a911042dbf1ad8832
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c/4e858e0151c1423f29c92186dcf7b00372908b
/usr/lib/.build-id/9f
/usr/lib/.build-id/9f/63515afc526cb5e8ff76d40fac74f17e796d1f
/usr/lib/.build-id/cc
/usr/lib/.build-id/cc/8cf4a67c8a91c632e73b7b7e036a1db42e8893
/usr/lib/libotr.so.5
/usr/lib/libotr.so.5.1.1
/usr/share/doc/libotr
/usr/share/doc/libotr/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libotr/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libotr/COPYING.LIB
/usr/share/doc/libotr/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libotr/Protocol-v3.html
/usr/share/doc/libotr/README
/usr/share/man/man1/otr_mackey.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/otr_modify.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/otr_parse.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/otr_readforge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/otr_remac.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/otr_sesskeys.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/otr_toolkit.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libotr on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
/usr/bin/otr_mackey /usr/bin/otr_modify /usr/bin/otr_parse /usr/bin/otr_readforge /usr/bin/otr_remac /usr/bin/otr_sesskeys /usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/4a /usr/lib/.build-id/4a/aa9db38b3664c5552bbed9570e0effe81bcc1b /usr/lib/.build-id/59 /usr/lib/.build-id/59/c5ded62a34f5143ccf60426e60ad564b066c95 /usr/lib/.build-id/98 /usr/lib/.build-id/98/4951dde26e2c83f3e989e1952c6aa7c0fd5daa /usr/lib/.build-id/a7 /usr/lib/.build-id/a7/752c20bee12b392f4a78336c0fbf8eef0fd6ed /usr/lib/.build-id/eb /usr/lib/.build-id/eb/d40b79cf87cc18b3515ebfba566e127afc36f1 /usr/lib/.build-id/ef /usr/lib/.build-id/ef/4ddf482b8d0e2d52cf209bd3abdba91ac311cf /usr/lib/.build-id/ef/75c91d6a0fdb2eefedc6aa0640d3db329284b9 /usr/lib64/libotr.so.5 /usr/lib64/libotr.so.5.1.1 /usr/share/doc/libotr /usr/share/doc/libotr/AUTHORS /usr/share/doc/libotr/COPYING /usr/share/doc/libotr/COPYING.LIB /usr/share/doc/libotr/NEWS /usr/share/doc/libotr/Protocol-v3.html /usr/share/doc/libotr/README /usr/share/man/man1/otr_mackey.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/otr_modify.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/otr_parse.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/otr_readforge.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/otr_remac.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/otr_sesskeys.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/otr_toolkit.1.gz
## References
* [libotr website](http://otr.cypherpunks.ca/)
## Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install `libotr` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).