How To Install log4j on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install log4j in Fedora 36. log4j is Java logging package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install log4j on Fedora 36.

What is log4j

Log4j is a tool to help the programmer output log statements to a variety of output targets.

We can use yum or dnf to install log4j on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install log4j.

Install log4j 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 log4j using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install log4j

Install log4j 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 log4j using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install log4j

How To Uninstall log4j on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the log4j package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove log4j

log4j Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/log4j
/usr/share/doc/log4j/LICENSE.txt
/usr/share/doc/log4j/NOTICE.txt
/usr/share/java/log4j
/usr/share/java/log4j.jar
/usr/share/java/log4j/log4j-1.2-api.jar
/usr/share/java/log4j/log4j-api-java9.zip
/usr/share/java/log4j/log4j-api.jar
/usr/share/java/log4j/log4j-core-java9.zip
/usr/share/java/log4j/log4j-core.jar
/usr/share/java/log4j/log4j-docker.jar
/usr/share/java/log4j/log4j-jakarta-web.jar
/usr/share/java/log4j/log4j-jpl.jar
/usr/share/java/log4j/log4j-osgi.jar
/usr/share/java/log4j/log4j-to-jul.jar
/usr/share/maven-metadata/log4j.xml
/usr/share/maven-poms/log4j
/usr/share/maven-poms/log4j.pom
/usr/share/maven-poms/log4j/log4j-1.2-api.pom
/usr/share/maven-poms/log4j/log4j-api-java9.pom
/usr/share/maven-poms/log4j/log4j-api.pom
/usr/share/maven-poms/log4j/log4j-core-java9.pom
/usr/share/maven-poms/log4j/log4j-core.pom
/usr/share/maven-poms/log4j/log4j-docker.pom
/usr/share/maven-poms/log4j/log4j-jakarta-web.pom
/usr/share/maven-poms/log4j/log4j-jpl.pom
/usr/share/maven-poms/log4j/log4j-osgi.pom
/usr/share/maven-poms/log4j/log4j-to-jul.pom
/usr/share/maven-poms/log4j/log4j.pom

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install log4j on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).