How To Install mod_geoip on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_geoip in Fedora 36. mod_geoip is GeoIP module for the Apache HTTP Server

Introduction

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

What is `mod_geoip`

mod_geoip is an Apache module to look up geolocation information for a client as part of the HTTP request process. It uses the GeoIP library and database to perform the lookup. It is free software, licensed under the Apache license.

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

Install mod_geoip 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 mod_geoip using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mod_geoip

Install mod_geoip 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 mod_geoip using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mod_geoip

How To Uninstall mod_geoip on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove mod_geoip

mod_geoip Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/httpd/conf.d/geoip.conf
/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/10-geoip.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/10
/usr/lib/.build-id/10/ab529ababcc1facfaa2a62d9441a0235fc8eac
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_geoip.so
/usr/share/doc/mod_geoip
/usr/share/doc/mod_geoip/Changes
/usr/share/doc/mod_geoip/INSTALL.md
/usr/share/doc/mod_geoip/README.md
/usr/share/doc/mod_geoip/README.php
/usr/share/licenses/mod_geoip
/usr/share/licenses/mod_geoip/LICENSE

References

mod_geoip website

Summary

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