How To Install lockfile-progs on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lockfile-progs on Fedora 36.
What is lockfile-progs
lockfile-progs provide a method to lock and unlock mailboxes and files safely (via liblockfile).
We can use yum or dnf to install lockfile-progs on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lockfile-progs.
Install lockfile-progs 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 lockfile-progs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install lockfile-progs
Install lockfile-progs 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 lockfile-progs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install lockfile-progs
How To Uninstall lockfile-progs on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the lockfile-progs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove lockfile-progs
lockfile-progs Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/bin/lockfile-check
/usr/bin/lockfile-create
/usr/bin/lockfile-remove
/usr/bin/lockfile-touch
/usr/bin/mail-lock
/usr/bin/mail-touchlock
/usr/bin/mail-unlock
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/72
/usr/lib/.build-id/72/430f77923063e8e76d95b1d14644c459c0912e
/usr/lib/.build-id/72/430f77923063e8e76d95b1d14644c459c0912e.1
/usr/share/doc/lockfile-progs
/usr/share/doc/lockfile-progs/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/lockfile-check.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lockfile-create.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lockfile-progs.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lockfile-remove.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lockfile-touch.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mail-lock.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mail-touchlock.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mail-unlock.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lockfile-progs on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).