How To Install mdns-repeater on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mdns-repeater in Fedora 36. mdns-repeater is Multicast DNS repeater

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mdns-repeater on Fedora 36.

What is mdns-repeater

mdns-repeater is a Multicast DNS repeater for Linux. Multicast DNS uses the 224.0.0.51 address, which is “administratively scoped” and does not leave the subnet. This program re-broadcasts mDNS packets from one interface to other interfaces.

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

Install mdns-repeater 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 mdns-repeater using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mdns-repeater

Install mdns-repeater 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 mdns-repeater using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mdns-repeater

How To Uninstall mdns-repeater on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mdns-repeater package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mdns-repeater

mdns-repeater Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/sysconfig/mdns-repeater
/run/mdns-repeater
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5f
/usr/lib/.build-id/5f/88e14ee3dc2541ab77d8d0d4374fe215755e1e
/usr/lib/systemd/system/mdns-repeater.service
/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/mdns-repeater.conf
/usr/sbin/mdns-repeater
/usr/share/doc/mdns-repeater
/usr/share/doc/mdns-repeater/README.txt
/usr/share/licenses/mdns-repeater
/usr/share/licenses/mdns-repeater/LICENSE.txt

References

Summary

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