How To Install xxhash on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xxhash in Fedora 36. xxhash is Extremely fast hash algorithm

Introduction

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

What is `xxhash`

xxHash is an Extremely fast Hash algorithm, running at RAM speed limits. It successfully completes the SMHasher test suite which evaluates collision, dispersion and randomness qualities of hash functions. Code is highly portable, and hashes are identical on all platforms (little / big endian).

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

Install xxhash 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 xxhash using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xxhash

Install xxhash 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 xxhash using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xxhash

How To Uninstall xxhash on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xxhash

xxhash Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xxh128sum
/usr/bin/xxh32sum
/usr/bin/xxh64sum
/usr/bin/xxhsum
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0b
/usr/lib/.build-id/0b/cd381ae92b8feb8ddd40d7284cd4fe12f10b17
/usr/share/doc/xxhash
/usr/share/doc/xxhash/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/xxhash
/usr/share/licenses/xxhash/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xxh128sum.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xxh32sum.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xxh64sum.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xxhsum.1.gz

References

xxhash website

Summary

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