How To Install openvpn-devel on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvpn-devel on Fedora 36.
What is openvpn-devel
OpenVPN can be extended through the –plugin option, which provides possibilities to add specialized authentication, user accounting, packet filtering and related features. These plug-ins need to be written in C and provides a more low-level and information rich access to similar features as the various script-hooks.
We can use yum or dnf to install openvpn-devel on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openvpn-devel.
Install openvpn-devel 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 openvpn-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install openvpn-devel
Install openvpn-devel 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 openvpn-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install openvpn-devel
How To Uninstall openvpn-devel on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the openvpn-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove openvpn-devel
openvpn-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/include/openvpn-msg.h
/usr/include/openvpn-plugin.h
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/Makefile
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/Makefile.am
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/Makefile.in
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/Makefile.plugins
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/README
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/client-connect
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/client-connect/README
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/client-connect/sample-client-connect.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer/multi-auth.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer/simple.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer/simple.def
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer/winbuild
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo/README
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo/client.ovpn
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo/http-client.py
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo/http-server.py
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo/keyingmaterialexporter.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo/server.ovpn
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/log
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/log/log.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/log/log_v3.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/log/winbuild
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple/base64.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple/simple.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple/simple.def
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple/winbuild
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvpn-devel on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvpn-devel on Fedora 36.
What is openvpn-devel
OpenVPN can be extended through the –plugin option, which provides possibilities to add specialized authentication, user accounting, packet filtering and related features. These plug-ins need to be written in C and provides a more low-level and information rich access to similar features as the various script-hooks.
We can use yum or dnf to install openvpn-devel on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openvpn-devel.
Install openvpn-devel 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 openvpn-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install openvpn-devel
Install openvpn-devel 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 openvpn-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install openvpn-devel
How To Uninstall openvpn-devel on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the openvpn-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove openvpn-devel
openvpn-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/include/openvpn-msg.h
/usr/include/openvpn-plugin.h
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/Makefile
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/Makefile.am
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/Makefile.in
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/Makefile.plugins
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/README
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/client-connect
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/client-connect/README
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/client-connect/sample-client-connect.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer/multi-auth.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer/simple.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer/simple.def
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer/winbuild
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo/README
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo/client.ovpn
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo/http-client.py
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo/http-server.py
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo/keyingmaterialexporter.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/keying-material-exporter-demo/server.ovpn
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/log
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/log/log.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/log/log_v3.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/log/winbuild
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple/base64.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple/simple.c
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple/simple.def
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple/winbuild
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvpn-devel on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
