How To Install ovn-vtep on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ovn-vtep in Fedora 36. ovn-vtep is Open Virtual Network support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ovn-vtep on Fedora 36.

What is `ovn-vtep`

OVN vtep controller

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

Install ovn-vtep 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 ovn-vtep using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ovn-vtep

Install ovn-vtep 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 ovn-vtep using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ovn-vtep

How To Uninstall ovn-vtep on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ovn-vtep package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ovn-vtep

ovn-vtep Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/ovn-controller-vtep
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca/c60bea9e40c516e1cf97adc1e5d9f7f2de8be4
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ovn-controller-vtep.service
/usr/share/man/man8/ovn-controller-vtep.8.gz

References

ovn-vtep website

Summary

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