How To Install w_scan on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install w_scan in Fedora 36. w_scan is Tool for scanning DVB transponders

Introduction

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

What is `w_scan`

The w_scan tool is similar to dvbscan from dvb-apps. However it does not require initial tuning data and thus is able to find more channels.

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

Install w_scan 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 w_scan using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install w_scan

Install w_scan 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 w_scan using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install w_scan

How To Uninstall w_scan on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove w_scan

w_scan Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/w_scan
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b2
/usr/lib/.build-id/b2/b32e605e7824b10399bc235d5d993578ed8060
/usr/share/doc/w_scan
/usr/share/doc/w_scan/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/w_scan/README
/usr/share/doc/w_scan/README.file_formats
/usr/share/doc/w_scan/README_VLC_DVB
/usr/share/doc/w_scan/rotor.conf
/usr/share/licenses/w_scan
/usr/share/licenses/w_scan/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/w_scan.1.gz

References

w_scan website

Summary

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