How To Install protobuf-compiler on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install protobuf-compiler in Fedora 36. protobuf-compiler is Protocol Buffers compiler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install protobuf-compiler on Fedora 36.

What is protobuf-compiler

This package contains Protocol Buffers compiler for all programming languages

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

Install protobuf-compiler 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 protobuf-compiler using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install protobuf-compiler

Install protobuf-compiler 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 protobuf-compiler using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install protobuf-compiler

How To Uninstall protobuf-compiler on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the protobuf-compiler package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove protobuf-compiler

protobuf-compiler Package Contents on Fedora 36

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title: "How To Install protobuf-compiler on Fedora 36"
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description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install protobuf-compiler in Fedora 36. protobuf-compiler is Protocol Buffers compiler"
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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `protobuf-compiler` on Fedora 36.

### What is `protobuf-compiler`

> This package contains Protocol Buffers compiler for all programming languages  

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

## Install protobuf-compiler on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install protobuf-compiler

Install protobuf-compiler 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 protobuf-compiler using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install protobuf-compiler

How To Uninstall protobuf-compiler on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the protobuf-compiler package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove protobuf-compiler

protobuf-compiler Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/protoc
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/32
/usr/lib/.build-id/32/c700322ecfb7c4f497751e7c355c0a2335c021
/usr/lib/.build-id/45
/usr/lib/.build-id/45/08a66b64adb56ba2abd979587ff83899b8a0b8
/usr/lib64/libprotoc.so.30
/usr/lib64/libprotoc.so.30.0.4
/usr/share/doc/protobuf-compiler
/usr/share/doc/protobuf-compiler/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/protobuf-compiler
/usr/share/licenses/protobuf-compiler/LICENSE

References

Summary

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

/usr/bin/protoc /usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/24 /usr/lib/.build-id/24/70d0296a4feef1cbac9b73eedb4bc49deaca11 /usr/lib/.build-id/de /usr/lib/.build-id/de/47a58080bd2f5b2d6797107435267a86fa51a5 /usr/lib/libprotoc.so.30 /usr/lib/libprotoc.so.30.0.4 /usr/share/doc/protobuf-compiler /usr/share/doc/protobuf-compiler/README.md /usr/share/licenses/protobuf-compiler /usr/share/licenses/protobuf-compiler/LICENSE


## References

* [protobuf-compiler website](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf)

## Summary

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