How To Install system76_ectool on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install system76_ectool in Fedora 36. system76_ectool is System76 EC tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install system76_ectool on Fedora 36.

What is `system76_ectool`

Tool for interacting with System76 embedded controller firmware devices.

We can use yum or dnf to install system76_ectool on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install system76_ectool.

Install system76_ectool 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 system76_ectool using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install system76_ectool

Install system76_ectool 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 system76_ectool using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install system76_ectool

How To Uninstall system76_ectool on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the system76_ectool package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove system76_ectool

system76_ectool Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/system76_ectool
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/75
/usr/lib/.build-id/75/9b7c0737df7ab02f306fbf9c7a15a3481b45d6
/usr/share/licenses/system76_ectool
/usr/share/licenses/system76_ectool/LICENSE

References

system76_ectool website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install system76_ectool on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).