How To Install lsof on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsof in Fedora 36. lsof is A utility which lists open files on a Linux/UNIX system

Introduction

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

What is `lsof`

Lsof stands for LiSt Open Files, and it does just that about files that are open by the processes running on a UNIX system.

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

Install lsof 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 lsof using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lsof

Install lsof 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 lsof using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lsof

How To Uninstall lsof on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove lsof

lsof Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/lsof
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/19
/usr/lib/.build-id/19/9861ace047a435d0e41cb3a221d05f71b4dfb7
/usr/share/doc/lsof
/usr/share/doc/lsof/00CREDITS
/usr/share/doc/lsof/00FAQ
/usr/share/doc/lsof/00LSOF-L
/usr/share/doc/lsof/00QUICKSTART
/usr/share/doc/lsof/00README
/usr/share/man/man1/lsof.1.gz

References

lsof website

Summary

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