How To Install libotr on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libotr in Fedora 36. libotr is Off-The-Record Messaging library and toolkit

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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## 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/).