How To Install pwkickstart on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pwkickstart in Fedora 36. pwkickstart is Helps to generate kickstart passwords

Introduction

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

What is `pwkickstart`

Helps to generate kickstart passwords, similarly to grub-crypt tool.

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

Install pwkickstart 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 pwkickstart using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pwkickstart

Install pwkickstart 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 pwkickstart using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pwkickstart

How To Uninstall pwkickstart on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove pwkickstart

pwkickstart Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/pwkickstart
/usr/share/licenses/pwkickstart
/usr/share/licenses/pwkickstart/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/pwkickstart.1.gz

References

pwkickstart website

Summary

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