How To Install mingw64-bsdcpio on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-bsdcpio in Fedora 36. mingw64-bsdcpio is MinGW package for bsdcpio utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-bsdcpio on Fedora 36.

What is `mingw64-bsdcpio`

The bsdcpio package contains standalone bsdcpio utility split off regular libarchive packages.

We can use yum or dnf to install mingw64-bsdcpio on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mingw64-bsdcpio.

Install mingw64-bsdcpio 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 mingw64-bsdcpio using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mingw64-bsdcpio

Install mingw64-bsdcpio 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 mingw64-bsdcpio using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mingw64-bsdcpio

How To Uninstall mingw64-bsdcpio on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mingw64-bsdcpio package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mingw64-bsdcpio

mingw64-bsdcpio Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/bsdcpio.exe

References

mingw64-bsdcpio website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-bsdcpio on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).