How To Install ncid on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncid in Fedora 36. ncid is Network Caller ID server, client and gateways

Introduction

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

What is `ncid`

NCID is Caller ID (CID) distributed over a network to a variety of devices and computers. NCID includes a server, gateways, a client, client output modules and command line tools. The NCID server obtains the Caller ID information from a modem, a serial or USB device and from gateways This package contains the server and command line tools. The gateways are in the ncid-gateways package. The client and default modules are in the ncid-client package.

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

Install ncid 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 ncid using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ncid

Install ncid 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 ncid using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ncid

How To Uninstall ncid on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ncid

ncid Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/logrotate.d/ncid
/etc/ncid
/etc/ncid/ncidd.alias
/etc/ncid/ncidd.blacklist
/etc/ncid/ncidd.conf
/etc/ncid/ncidd.whitelist
/etc/ncid/ncidrotate.conf
/etc/ncid/rotatebysize.conf
/usr/bin/cidalias
/usr/bin/cidcall
/usr/bin/cidupdate
/usr/bin/ncid-setup
/usr/bin/ncidnumberinfo
/usr/bin/ncidutil
/usr/bin/update-cidcall
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/17
/usr/lib/.build-id/17/13607fa4927ff9f8faf30a0446a904bb594990
/usr/lib/.build-id/23
/usr/lib/.build-id/23/7f1613c43ce81bc80bdf6e7896d5e19932c319
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e/cb3524da6444cf4d853b1279fa61ea604a602e
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1/db8fa94987fc01892f27c7ed710b9462712f09
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ncidd.service
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-comet-usb-name.rules
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-holtek-usb-name.rules
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-modem-usb-name.rules
/usr/lib64/ncid
/usr/lib64/ncid/libcarrier.so
/usr/lib64/ncid/libcarrier.so.8
/usr/lib64/ncid/libcarrier.so.8.12
/usr/sbin/ncidd
/usr/share/doc/ncid
/usr/share/doc/ncid/NCID-API.md
/usr/share/doc/ncid/NCID-UserManual.md
/usr/share/doc/ncid/README
/usr/share/doc/ncid/README-Fedora
/usr/share/doc/ncid/README-attic
/usr/share/doc/ncid/README-docdir
/usr/share/doc/ncid/README-extensions
/usr/share/doc/ncid/README-lib
/usr/share/doc/ncid/README-logrotate
/usr/share/doc/ncid/README-mandir
/usr/share/doc/ncid/README-server
/usr/share/doc/ncid/README-tools
/usr/share/doc/ncid/README-udev
/usr/share/doc/ncid/ReleaseNotes.md
/usr/share/doc/ncid/VERSION
/usr/share/doc/ncid/images
/usr/share/doc/ncid/images/FCCData.png
/usr/share/doc/ncid/images/lcdncid.png
/usr/share/doc/ncid/images/ncid-1.jpg
/usr/share/doc/ncid/images/ncid-call.png
/usr/share/doc/ncid/images/ncid-cover.jpg
/usr/share/doc/ncid/images/ncid-sms-relay.png
/usr/share/doc/ncid/images/ncid-sms-relay.svg
/usr/share/doc/ncid/images/ncidandroid.png
/usr/share/doc/ncid/images/nciddisplay.png
/usr/share/doc/ncid/images/ncidpop.jpg
/usr/share/doc/ncid/recordings/Callback.pvf
/usr/share/doc/ncid/recordings/CallingDeposit.pvf
/usr/share/doc/ncid/recordings/CannotBeCompleted.pvf
/usr/share/doc/ncid/recordings/DidNotGoThrough.pvf
/usr/share/doc/ncid/recordings/DisconnectedNotInService.pvf
/usr/share/doc/ncid/recordings/NotInService.pvf
/usr/share/doc/ncid/recordings/README-recordings
/usr/share/licenses/ncid
/usr/share/licenses/ncid/GPL.md
/usr/share/man/man1/cidalias.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/cidcall.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/cidupdate.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/get-areacodes-list.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/get-fcc-list.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/hangup-calls.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/hangup-closed-skel.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/hangup-combo-skel.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/hangup-fakenum.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/hangup-fcc.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/hangup-greylist.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/hangup-message-skel.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/hangup-nohangup.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/hangup-skel.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ncid-setup.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ncid-yearlog.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ncidnumberinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ncidrotate.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ncidutil.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/update-cidcall.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/ncidd.alias.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/ncidd.blacklist.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/ncidd.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/ncidd.greylist.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/ncidd.whitelist.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/ncidrotate.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/rotatebysize.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/ncid_extensions.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/ncid_recordings.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/ncid_tools.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ncidd.8.gz
/usr/share/ncid
/usr/share/ncid/extensions
/usr/share/ncid/extensions/hangup-calls
/usr/share/ncid/extensions/hangup-closed-skel
/usr/share/ncid/extensions/hangup-combo-skel
/usr/share/ncid/extensions/hangup-fakenum
/usr/share/ncid/extensions/hangup-fcc
/usr/share/ncid/extensions/hangup-greylist
/usr/share/ncid/extensions/hangup-message-skel
/usr/share/ncid/extensions/hangup-nohangup
/usr/share/ncid/extensions/hangup-skel
/usr/share/ncid/recordings
/usr/share/ncid/recordings/Callback.rmd
/usr/share/ncid/recordings/CallingDeposit.rmd
/usr/share/ncid/recordings/CannotBeCompleted.rmd
/usr/share/ncid/recordings/DidNotGoThrough.rmd
/usr/share/ncid/recordings/DisconnectedNotInService.rmd
/usr/share/ncid/recordings/NotInService.rmd
/usr/share/ncid/sys
/usr/share/ncid/sys/get-areacodes-list
/usr/share/ncid/sys/get-fcc-list
/usr/share/ncid/sys/ncid-yearlog
/usr/share/ncid/sys/ncidrotate
/usr/share/ncid/sys/udev-action
/usr/share/ncid/sys/udev-name

References

ncid website

Summary

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