How To Install ocfs2-tools on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocfs2-tools in Fedora 36. ocfs2-tools is Tools for managing the Oracle Cluster Filesystem 2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocfs2-tools on Fedora 36.

What is ocfs2-tools

Programs to manage the OCFS2 cluster file system, including mkfs.ocfs2, tunefs.ocfs2 and fsck.ocfs2. OCFS2 is a general purpose extent based shared disk cluster file system. It supports 64 bit inode numbers, and has automatically extending metadata groups which may also make it attractive for non-clustered use. OCFS2 leverages some well tested kernel technologies, such as JBD - the same journaling subsystem in use by ext3.

We can use yum or dnf to install ocfs2-tools on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ocfs2-tools.

Install ocfs2-tools 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 ocfs2-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ocfs2-tools

Install ocfs2-tools 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 ocfs2-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ocfs2-tools

How To Uninstall ocfs2-tools on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ocfs2-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ocfs2-tools

ocfs2-tools Package Contents on Fedora 36

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description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install ocfs2-tools in Fedora 36. ocfs2-tools is Tools for managing the Oracle Cluster Filesystem 2"
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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `ocfs2-tools` on Fedora 36.

### What is `ocfs2-tools`

> Programs to manage the OCFS2 cluster file system, including mkfs.ocfs2, tunefs.ocfs2 and fsck.ocfs2.  OCFS2 is a general purpose extent based shared disk cluster file system. It supports 64 bit inode numbers, and has automatically extending metadata groups which may also make it attractive for non-clustered use. OCFS2 leverages some well tested kernel technologies, such as JBD - the same journaling subsystem in use by ext3.  
/etc/ocfs2
/etc/sysconfig/o2cb
/sbin/debugfs.ocfs2
/sbin/defragfs.ocfs2
/sbin/fsck.ocfs2
/sbin/mkfs.ocfs2
/sbin/mount.ocfs2
/sbin/mounted.ocfs2
/sbin/o2cb
/sbin/o2cb.init
/sbin/o2cb_ctl
/sbin/o2cluster
/sbin/o2image
/sbin/ocfs2.init
/sbin/ocfs2_hb_ctl
/sbin/tunefs.ocfs2
/usr/bin/o2info
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/02
/usr/lib/.build-id/02/3f16052ddf70982e4bbf0d14e292cfe491c096
/usr/lib/.build-id/03
/usr/lib/.build-id/03/3b53d55ce59e317ec35d6234bac715daeeb075
/usr/lib/.build-id/10
/usr/lib/.build-id/10/dbd08309183f1f408e972b39fb4629fd62f22f
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c/913465db9aa9deb3a2adacf8213fc1e10f5d73
/usr/lib/.build-id/29
/usr/lib/.build-id/29/d2d5a08a03399675c2e7f06ac716e3d4d755d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/2f
/usr/lib/.build-id/2f/d2bcb161b254c1c3b731c550aed392de7d7404
/usr/lib/.build-id/4f
/usr/lib/.build-id/4f/b3991aa97a6917297ea73c82624644344ad7b6
/usr/lib/.build-id/53
/usr/lib/.build-id/53/6d734a95b628b96a3c96e4ed35d717b841c045
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b/4e0c14e97724d821cecca56d054f139b7b41b2
/usr/lib/.build-id/82
/usr/lib/.build-id/82/c67c2c7309588c96c18c2dda657bff7bdbbefb
/usr/lib/.build-id/8c
/usr/lib/.build-id/8c/e52084996552b963fbc2ad7c54a02a45d5c926
/usr/lib/.build-id/ac
/usr/lib/.build-id/ac/197f40af571150f25b60961f4d91de5f32b0b9
/usr/lib/.build-id/be
/usr/lib/.build-id/be/7ef19bb07c7e6e5f66e97bd11c306656908314
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7/37f26969f0f85101b345d9b133fede9343d93c
/usr/lib/systemd/system/o2cb.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ocfs2.service
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/51-ocfs2.rules
/usr/sbin/o2hbmonitor
/usr/share/doc/ocfs2-tools
/usr/share/doc/ocfs2-tools/CREDITS
/usr/share/doc/ocfs2-tools/MAINTAINERS
/usr/share/doc/ocfs2-tools/README.O2CB
/usr/share/doc/ocfs2-tools/users_guide.txt
/usr/share/licenses/ocfs2-tools
/usr/share/licenses/ocfs2-tools/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/o2info.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/o2cb.sysconfig.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/ocfs2.cluster.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/o2cb.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/ocfs2.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/debugfs.ocfs2.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/defragfs.ocfs2.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/fsck.ocfs2.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/fsck.ocfs2.checks.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mkfs.ocfs2.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mount.ocfs2.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mounted.ocfs2.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/o2cb.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/o2cb_ctl.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/o2cluster.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/o2hbmonitor.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/o2image.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ocfs2_hb_ctl.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tunefs.ocfs2.8.gz

We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `ocfs2-tools` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ocfs2-tools.

## Install ocfs2-tools on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

References


sudo dnf makecache --refresh
* [ocfs2-tools website](https://github.com/markfasheh/ocfs2-tools)

Summary

After updating yum database, We can install ocfs2-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ocfs2-tools
In this tutorial we learn how to install `ocfs2-tools` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).

Install ocfs2-tools 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 ocfs2-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ocfs2-tools

How To Uninstall ocfs2-tools on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ocfs2-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ocfs2-tools

ocfs2-tools Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/ocfs2
/etc/sysconfig/o2cb
/sbin/debugfs.ocfs2
/sbin/defragfs.ocfs2
/sbin/fsck.ocfs2
/sbin/mkfs.ocfs2
/sbin/mount.ocfs2
/sbin/mounted.ocfs2
/sbin/o2cb
/sbin/o2cb.init
/sbin/o2cb_ctl
/sbin/o2cluster
/sbin/o2image
/sbin/ocfs2.init
/sbin/ocfs2_hb_ctl
/sbin/tunefs.ocfs2
/usr/bin/o2info
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/16
/usr/lib/.build-id/16/fae7109ee711150c07e5e012bf8eee55933e4f
/usr/lib/.build-id/24
/usr/lib/.build-id/24/236f7152453533b925675ae14f4b3720371447
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e/db76c079a2a7ec8c049097e71c2364af79aab2
/usr/lib/.build-id/4a
/usr/lib/.build-id/4a/5b9edc61a41fc82c3266395d39f5d454df476d
/usr/lib/.build-id/52
/usr/lib/.build-id/52/4ce0174a3237a27b73659ca0c099c3c6561891
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b/47cee9dcc180301758afc28bc15ea1ce2e0590
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e/fbb1c63b3dd6a09efebcf3fd9a960274f836c9
/usr/lib/.build-id/92
/usr/lib/.build-id/92/66a177e43e5cf0a52119f0afebf3d879a3149f
/usr/lib/.build-id/c8
/usr/lib/.build-id/c8/c2190cd438156b0acc18b2a319e31dae0bfdec
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf/9442e751bda670d7a8934a605dcdca308b6109
/usr/lib/.build-id/d7
/usr/lib/.build-id/d7/0ebddeab7fa4f6a68ca945ad94f34bc552c9ca
/usr/lib/.build-id/e0
/usr/lib/.build-id/e0/0a91e724ae0bcf75ed1d3087cefc7c5772e4d2
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea/92b2c0f572a3e95488c54dfc810dde0dd72294
/usr/lib/.build-id/fe
/usr/lib/.build-id/fe/18b982a72faea8677aa86cc762e85e8661b943
/usr/lib/systemd/system/o2cb.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ocfs2.service
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/51-ocfs2.rules
/usr/sbin/o2hbmonitor
/usr/share/doc/ocfs2-tools
/usr/share/doc/ocfs2-tools/CREDITS
/usr/share/doc/ocfs2-tools/MAINTAINERS
/usr/share/doc/ocfs2-tools/README.O2CB
/usr/share/doc/ocfs2-tools/users_guide.txt
/usr/share/licenses/ocfs2-tools
/usr/share/licenses/ocfs2-tools/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/o2info.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/o2cb.sysconfig.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/ocfs2.cluster.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/o2cb.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/ocfs2.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/debugfs.ocfs2.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/defragfs.ocfs2.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/fsck.ocfs2.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/fsck.ocfs2.checks.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mkfs.ocfs2.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mount.ocfs2.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mounted.ocfs2.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/o2cb.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/o2cb_ctl.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/o2cluster.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/o2hbmonitor.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/o2image.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ocfs2_hb_ctl.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tunefs.ocfs2.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocfs2-tools on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).