How To Install wvdial on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install wvdial in Fedora 36. wvdial is A heuristic autodialer for PPP connections

Introduction

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

What is `wvdial`

WvDial automatically locates and configures modems and can log into almost any ISP’s server without special configuration. You need to input the username, password, and phone number, and then WvDial will negotiate the PPP connection using any mechanism needed.

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

Install wvdial 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 wvdial using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install wvdial

Install wvdial 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 wvdial using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install wvdial

How To Uninstall wvdial on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove wvdial

wvdial Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/ppp/peers/wvdial
/etc/wvdial.conf
/usr/bin/wvdial
/usr/bin/wvdialconf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/13
/usr/lib/.build-id/13/9009fb69d4dae801622168260438df9a3b0c3a
/usr/lib/.build-id/f6
/usr/lib/.build-id/f6/816c8ff8b9f24579804f9b699a856cb4c7a61c
/usr/share/doc/wvdial
/usr/share/doc/wvdial/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/wvdial/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/wvdial/README
/usr/share/doc/wvdial/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/wvdial
/usr/share/licenses/wvdial/COPYING.LIB
/usr/share/man/man1/wvdial.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/wvdialconf.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/wvdial.conf.5.gz

References

wvdial website

Summary

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