How To Install wvs-data on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install wvs-data in Fedora 36. wvs-data is World Vector Shoreline data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wvs-data on Fedora 36.

What is wvs-data

This package contains World Vector Shoreline data, which can be used for XTide related applications.

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

Install wvs-data 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 wvs-data using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install wvs-data

Install wvs-data 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 wvs-data using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install wvs-data

How To Uninstall wvs-data on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the wvs-data package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove wvs-data

wvs-data Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/wvs-data
/usr/share/wvs-data/wvs1.dat
/usr/share/wvs-data/wvs12.dat
/usr/share/wvs-data/wvs250k.dat
/usr/share/wvs-data/wvs3.dat
/usr/share/wvs-data/wvs43.dat
/usr/share/wvs-data/wvsfull.dat

References

Summary

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