How To Install libyaml on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaml in Fedora 36. libyaml is YAML 1.1 parser and emitter written in C

Introduction

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

What is `libyaml`

YAML is a data serialization format designed for human readability and interaction with scripting languages. LibYAML is a YAML parser and emitter written in C.

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

Install libyaml 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 libyaml using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libyaml

Install libyaml 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 libyaml using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libyaml

How To Uninstall libyaml on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libyaml

libyaml Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/51
/usr/lib/.build-id/51/d5d6281ede8d5a0bf766e6785f3efe97bbabb2
/usr/lib64/libyaml-0.so.2
/usr/lib64/libyaml-0.so.2.0.9
/usr/share/doc/libyaml
/usr/share/doc/libyaml/ReadMe.md
/usr/share/licenses/libyaml
/usr/share/licenses/libyaml/License

References

libyaml website

Summary

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