How To Install owfs-server on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install owfs-server in Fedora 36. owfs-server is Back-end server (daemon) for 1-wire control

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install owfs-server on Fedora 36.

What is owfs-server

owfs-server is the back-end component of the OWFS 1-wire bus control system. owserver arbitrates access to the bus from multiple client processes. The physical bus is usually connected to a serial or USB port, and other processes connect to owserver over network sockets (TCP port). Communication can be local or over a network.

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

Install owfs-server 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 owfs-server using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install owfs-server

Install owfs-server 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 owfs-server using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install owfs-server

How To Uninstall owfs-server on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the owfs-server package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove owfs-server

owfs-server Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/owexternal
/usr/bin/owserver
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/9e
/usr/lib/.build-id/9e/f7dc500186cc3f973896828c31dee95e98b77a
/usr/lib/.build-id/9e/f7dc500186cc3f973896828c31dee95e98b77a.1
/usr/lib/firewalld/services/owserver.xml
/usr/lib/systemd/system/owserver.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/owserver.socket
/usr/share/man/man1/owserver.1.gz

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Summary

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