How To Install j4-dmenu-desktop on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install j4-dmenu-desktop in Fedora 36. j4-dmenu-desktop is Generic menu for desktop managers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install j4-dmenu-desktop on Fedora 36.

What is `j4-dmenu-desktop`

j4-dmenu-desktop is a replacement for i3-dmenu-desktop. It’s purpose is to find .desktop files and offer you a menu to start an application using dmenu. It should work just fine on about any desktop environment. You can also execute shell commands using it.

We can use yum or dnf to install j4-dmenu-desktop on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install j4-dmenu-desktop.

Install j4-dmenu-desktop 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 j4-dmenu-desktop using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install j4-dmenu-desktop

Install j4-dmenu-desktop 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 j4-dmenu-desktop using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install j4-dmenu-desktop

How To Uninstall j4-dmenu-desktop on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the j4-dmenu-desktop package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove j4-dmenu-desktop

j4-dmenu-desktop Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/j4-dmenu-desktop
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ee
/usr/lib/.build-id/ee/f596a6aefe08140144b8a5f0d3358475711852
/usr/share/doc/j4-dmenu-desktop
/usr/share/doc/j4-dmenu-desktop/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/j4-dmenu-desktop
/usr/share/licenses/j4-dmenu-desktop/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/j4-dmenu-desktop.1.gz

References

j4-dmenu-desktop website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install j4-dmenu-desktop on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).