How To Install subnetcalc on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install subnetcalc in Fedora 36. subnetcalc is IPv4/IPv6 Subnet Calculator

Introduction

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

What is `subnetcalc`

SubNetCalc is an IPv4/IPv6 subnet address calculator. For given IPv4 or IPv6 address and netmask or prefix length, it calculates network address, broadcast address, maximum number of hosts and host address range. Also, it prints the addresses in binary format for better understandability. Furthermore, it prints useful information on specific address types (e.g. type, scope, interface ID, etc.).

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

Install subnetcalc 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 subnetcalc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install subnetcalc

Install subnetcalc 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 subnetcalc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install subnetcalc

How To Uninstall subnetcalc on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove subnetcalc

subnetcalc Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/subnetcalc
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/9e
/usr/lib/.build-id/9e/8f740aea18ca77fe63f1827a930a5e023d4217
/usr/share/doc/subnetcalc
/usr/share/doc/subnetcalc/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/subnetcalc/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/subnetcalc/README
/usr/share/licenses/subnetcalc
/usr/share/licenses/subnetcalc/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/subnetcalc.1.gz

References

subnetcalc website

Summary

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