How To Install zidrav on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install zidrav in Fedora 36. zidrav is Zorba’s Incredible Data Repairer And Verifier

Introduction

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

What is `zidrav`

ZIDRAV stands for “Zorba’s Incredible Data Repairer And Verifier”, and is an extremely useful tool for cross-checking files that have been transfered via HTTP, FTP, or some other method. What it does, is generates a checksum file, and then by comparing that checksum with the original file, it creates a patch file that can repair the corrupted file. Very cool, and saves re-downloading.

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

Install zidrav 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 zidrav using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install zidrav

Install zidrav 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 zidrav using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install zidrav

How To Uninstall zidrav on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove zidrav

zidrav Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/zidrav
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/41
/usr/lib/.build-id/41/ffaa2033c8370ff87ae424ded75f33bd55d21d
/usr/share/doc/zidrav
/usr/share/doc/zidrav/Changelog
/usr/share/doc/zidrav/README
/usr/share/doc/zidrav/TODO
/usr/share/doc/zidrav/zidrav.txt
/usr/share/licenses/zidrav
/usr/share/licenses/zidrav/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/zidrav.1.gz

References

zidrav website

Summary

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