How To Install matchbox-window-manager on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-window-manager
on Fedora 36.
What is matchbox-window-manager
Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited. This package contains the window manager from Matchbox.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install matchbox-window-manager
on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install matchbox-window-manager.
Install matchbox-window-manager 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 matchbox-window-manager
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install matchbox-window-manager
Install matchbox-window-manager 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 matchbox-window-manager
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install matchbox-window-manager
How To Uninstall matchbox-window-manager on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the matchbox-window-manager
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove matchbox-window-manager
matchbox-window-manager Package Contents on Fedora 36
/etc/matchbox
/etc/matchbox/kbdconfig
/usr/bin/matchbox-remote
/usr/bin/matchbox-window-manager
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f/047530e14314739c56eb23b933fffb7a9322cf
/usr/lib/.build-id/bb
/usr/lib/.build-id/bb/99d1db8c35ae1d56e02ce22984d4c15b595477
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager/README
/usr/share/matchbox
/usr/share/matchbox/mbnoapp.xpm
/usr/share/themes/Default
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/acceptbutton.xpm
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/closebutton.xpm
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/menubutton.xpm
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/theme.desktop
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/theme.xml
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox/closebutton.png
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox/panelbg.png
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox/theme.desktop
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox/theme.xml
/usr/share/themes/blondie
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/accept.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/close-small.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/close.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogbottomleft.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogbottomright.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogbottomtile.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtopleft.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtopleft2.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtopright.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtopright2.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtoptile.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtoptile2.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/hide.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/menu.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/next.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/prev.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/que.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/theme.desktop
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/theme.xml
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/titleleft.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/titleright.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/titlestrip.png
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-window-manager
on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).