How To Install novacom-server on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install novacom-server in Fedora 36. novacom-server is Service for utility that connects to WebOS devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install novacom-server on Fedora 36.

What is `novacom-server`

This service allows the novacom client to connect to WebOS devices that are connected over USB. It should be started using ‘systemctl start novacomd.service’ as root.

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

Install novacom-server 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 novacom-server using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install novacom-server

Install novacom-server 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 novacom-server using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install novacom-server

How To Uninstall novacom-server on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the novacom-server package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove novacom-server

novacom-server Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/default/novacomd
/usr/bin/novacomd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c/0a9724e38a8af98ccc541f978e6fe714b00e51
/usr/lib/systemd/system/novacomd.service
/usr/share/doc/novacom-server
/usr/share/doc/novacom-server/README.md

References

novacom-server website

Summary

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