How To Install attract-mode on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install attract-mode in Fedora 36. attract-mode is A graphical front-end for command line emulators

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install attract-mode on Fedora 36.

What is attract-mode

Attract-Mode is a graphical frontend for command line emulators such as MAME, MESS, and Nestopia. It hides the underlying operating system and is intended to be controlled with a joystick, gamepad or spin dial, making it ideal for use in arcade cabinet setups.

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

Install attract-mode 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 attract-mode using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install attract-mode

Install attract-mode 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 attract-mode using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install attract-mode

How To Uninstall attract-mode on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the attract-mode package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove attract-mode

attract-mode Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/attract
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f6
/usr/lib/.build-id/f6/d64ba079125d87723f2d0ad33c253db2f1aecf
/usr/share/applications/attract-mode.desktop
/usr/share/doc/attract-mode
/usr/share/doc/attract-mode/Layouts.md
/usr/share/doc/attract-mode/Readme.md
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/attract-mode.png
/usr/share/licenses/attract-mode
/usr/share/licenses/attract-mode/License.txt
/usr/share/metainfo/attract-mode.appdata.xml

References

Summary

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