How To Install vdr-vnsiserver on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-vnsiserver in Fedora 36. vdr-vnsiserver is VDR plugin to handle Kodi clients via VNSI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-vnsiserver on Fedora 36.

What is `vdr-vnsiserver`

VDR plugin to handle Kodi (formerly known as XBMC) clients. It is needed to use Kodi as a frontend and VDR as a backend. With the plugin it is possible to get TV and PVR functionality from a VDR into Kodi. It is able to handle several Kodi clients connecting via the VNSI add-on. In Kodi you need the PVR add-on “kodi-pvr-vdr-vnsi” to connect Kodi with a VDR running this plugin. See http

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

Install vdr-vnsiserver 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 vdr-vnsiserver using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vdr-vnsiserver

Install vdr-vnsiserver 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 vdr-vnsiserver using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vdr-vnsiserver

How To Uninstall vdr-vnsiserver on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the vdr-vnsiserver package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove vdr-vnsiserver

vdr-vnsiserver Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/vdr/plugins/vnsiserver
/etc/vdr/plugins/vnsiserver/allowed_hosts.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/73
/usr/lib/.build-id/73/621ba41a156be204e6cc5c2ba5a4ac461c0ead
/usr/lib64/vdr/libvdr-vnsiserver.so.2.6.1
/usr/share/doc/vdr-vnsiserver
/usr/share/doc/vdr-vnsiserver/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/vdr-vnsiserver/HISTORY
/usr/share/doc/vdr-vnsiserver/README
/usr/share/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-vnsiserver.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt_LT/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-vnsiserver.mo

References

vdr-vnsiserver website

Summary

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