How To Install rxvt-unicode on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode in Fedora 36. rxvt-unicode is Unicode version of rxvt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode on Fedora 36.

What is rxvt-unicode

rxvt-unicode is a clone of the well known terminal emulator rxvt, modified to store text in Unicode (either UCS-2 or UCS-4) and to use locale-correct input and output. It also supports mixing multiple fonts at the same time, including Xft fonts.

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

Install rxvt-unicode 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 rxvt-unicode using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rxvt-unicode

Install rxvt-unicode 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 rxvt-unicode using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rxvt-unicode

How To Uninstall rxvt-unicode on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the rxvt-unicode package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rxvt-unicode

rxvt-unicode Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/rxvt
/usr/bin/urxvt
/usr/bin/urxvt-ml
/usr/bin/urxvt-mlc
/usr/bin/urxvt-mld
/usr/bin/urxvt256c
/usr/bin/urxvt256c-ml
/usr/bin/urxvt256c-mlc
/usr/bin/urxvt256c-mld
/usr/bin/urxvt256cc
/usr/bin/urxvt256cd
/usr/bin/urxvtc
/usr/bin/urxvtd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/58
/usr/lib/.build-id/58/1763ac251300066f71cf52a1c61fa425de490a
/usr/lib/.build-id/5d
/usr/lib/.build-id/5d/7fa50e1ff5c8c6c8f27d191b7f31720da46c68
/usr/lib/.build-id/de
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/eab242792cc8041b05f04f4f264fbf284aec52
/usr/lib64/urxvt
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/background
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/bell-command
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/block-graphics-to-ascii
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/clipboard-osc
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/confirm-paste
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/digital-clock
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/eval
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/example-refresh-hooks
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/keysym-list
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/kuake
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/matcher
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/option-popup
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/overlay-osc
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/readline
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/remote-clipboard
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/searchable-scrollback
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/selection
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/selection-autotransform
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/selection-pastebin
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/selection-popup
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/selection-to-clipboard
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/tabbed
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/urxvt-popup
/usr/lib64/urxvt/perl/xim-onthespot
/usr/lib64/urxvt/urxvt.pm
/usr/share/applications/rxvt-unicode.desktop
/usr/share/doc/rxvt-unicode
/usr/share/doc/rxvt-unicode/INSTALL
/usr/share/doc/rxvt-unicode/README.FAQ
/usr/share/doc/rxvt-unicode/README.xvt
/usr/share/doc/rxvt-unicode/changes.txt
/usr/share/doc/rxvt-unicode/etc
/usr/share/doc/rxvt-unicode/etc/rxvt-unicode.termcap
/usr/share/doc/rxvt-unicode/etc/rxvt-unicode.terminfo
/usr/share/licenses/rxvt-unicode
/usr/share/licenses/rxvt-unicode/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-background.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-bell-command.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-block-graphics-to-ascii.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-clipboard-osc.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-confirm-paste.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-digital-clock.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-eval.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-example-refresh-hooks.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-extensions.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-keysym-list.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-kuake.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-matcher.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-option-popup.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-overlay-osc.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-readline.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-remote-clipboard.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-searchable-scrollback.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-selection-autotransform.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-selection-pastebin.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-selection-popup.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-selection-to-clipboard.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-selection.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-tabbed.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt-xim-onthespot.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvt.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvtc.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/urxvtd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/urxvtperl.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/urxvt.7.gz

References

Summary

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