How To Install mono-data-oracle on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-data-oracle in Fedora 36. mono-data-oracle is Oracle database connectivity for Mono

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-data-oracle on Fedora 36.

What is `mono-data-oracle`

This package contains the ADO.NET Data provider for the Oracle database.

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

Install mono-data-oracle 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 mono-data-oracle using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mono-data-oracle

Install mono-data-oracle 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 mono-data-oracle using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mono-data-oracle

How To Uninstall mono-data-oracle on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mono-data-oracle package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mono-data-oracle

mono-data-oracle Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/mono/4.5/System.Data.OracleClient.dll
/usr/lib/mono/gac/System.Data.OracleClient
/usr/lib/mono/gac/System.Data.OracleClient/4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089
/usr/lib/mono/gac/System.Data.OracleClient/4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Data.OracleClient.dll
/usr/lib/mono/gac/System.Data.OracleClient/4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Data.OracleClient.dll.mdb

References

mono-data-oracle website

Summary

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