Iwconfig is not found

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When I try to use iwconfig command it gives back
bash: iwconfig: command not found...

Tried to install wireless-tools and wireless-tools-1 as suggested on the internet, but they both give back

No match for argument: wireless-tools
Error: Unable to find a match: wireless-tools
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Welcome to ask :fedora:

Try it with just wireless-tools-1

# dnf provides /sbin/iwconfig
Last metadata expiration check: 0:56:09 ago on Thu 30 Jun 2022 10:08:09 AM CDT.
wireless-tools-1:29-27.fc34.x86_64 : Wireless ethernet configuration tools
Repo        : @System
Matched from:
Filename    : /sbin/iwconfig
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nah, doesn’t work

Last metadata expiration check: 5:42:34 ago on Thu 30 Jun 2022 02:58:38 PM EEST.
Error: No matches found. If searching for a file, try specifying the full path or using a wildcard prefix ("*/") at the beginning.
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I did some more investigating and on my system wireless-tools was last updated while I was running F34. It has been removed in F35 and later although with my upgrades it has remained on my system.

A quick search for what replaced wireless tools in fedora 36 gives a lot of info about the change and will lead you to the new management methods.

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