How To Install rpm-cron on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-cron in Fedora 36. rpm-cron is Create daily logs of installed packages.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-cron on Fedora 36.

What is rpm-cron

This package contains a cron job which creates daily logs of installed packages on a system.

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

Install rpm-cron 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 rpm-cron using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rpm-cron

Install rpm-cron 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 rpm-cron using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rpm-cron

How To Uninstall rpm-cron on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the rpm-cron package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rpm-cron

rpm-cron Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/cron.daily/rpm
/etc/logrotate.d/rpm

References

Summary

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