How To Install openresolv on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install openresolv in Fedora 36. openresolv is DNS management framework

Introduction

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

What is openresolv

/etc/resolv.conf is a file that holds the configuration for the local resolution of domain names. Normally this file is either static or maintained by a local daemon, normally a DHCP daemon. openresolv will make sure, that multiple processes (eg. dhcpcd, NetworkManager, openvpn) can write the resolv.conf without overwriting each others changes. openresolv can generate a combined resolv.conf or a configuration file for a local nameserver (like unbound, dnsmasq or bind) that will route the dns requests according to the search domain.

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

Install openresolv 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 openresolv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openresolv

Install openresolv 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 openresolv using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openresolv

How To Uninstall openresolv on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove openresolv

openresolv Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/resolvconf.conf
/usr/lib/resolvconf
/usr/lib/resolvconf/dnsmasq
/usr/lib/resolvconf/libc
/usr/lib/resolvconf/libc.d
/usr/lib/resolvconf/libc.d/avahi-daemon
/usr/lib/resolvconf/libc.d/mdnsd
/usr/lib/resolvconf/named
/usr/lib/resolvconf/pdns_recursor
/usr/lib/resolvconf/pdnsd
/usr/lib/resolvconf/unbound
/usr/sbin/resolvconf
/usr/sbin/resolvconf.openresolv
/usr/share/doc/openresolv
/usr/share/doc/openresolv/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/openresolv
/usr/share/licenses/openresolv/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man5/resolvconf.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/resolvconf.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/resolvconf.openresolv.8.gz

References

Summary

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