How To Install validns on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install validns in Fedora 36. validns is DNS and DNSSEC zone file validator

Introduction

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

What is `validns`

DNS and DNSSEC zone file validator. It comes with no man page and no useful README or information, but it’s a nice tool anyway

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

Install validns 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 validns using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install validns

Install validns 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 validns using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install validns

How To Uninstall validns on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove validns

validns Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/validns
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c/1f799f3fc79e541eb8b4a621d265ab775fc034
/usr/share/doc/validns
/usr/share/doc/validns/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/validns/README
/usr/share/man/man1/validns.1.gz

References

validns website

Summary

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