How To Install obs-signd on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-signd in Fedora 36. obs-signd is The OBS sign daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-signd on Fedora 36.

What is `obs-signd`

The OpenSUSE Build Service sign client and daemon. This daemon can be used to sign anything via gpg by communicating with a remote server to avoid the need to host the private key on the same server.

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

Install obs-signd 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 obs-signd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install obs-signd

Install obs-signd 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 obs-signd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install obs-signd

How To Uninstall obs-signd on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the obs-signd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove obs-signd

obs-signd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/sign.conf
/usr/bin/sign
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/76
/usr/lib/.build-id/76/e1a6ec95a4f44ab7511d2072555c11e5feeee9
/usr/lib/systemd/system/signd.service
/usr/sbin/signd
/usr/share/man/man5/sign.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/sign.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/signd.8.gz

References

obs-signd website

Summary

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