How To Install screenruler on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install screenruler on Fedora 36.
What is screenruler
Screenruler is a small GNOME based utility that allows you to measure objects on your desktop. It can be used to take both horizontal and vertical measurement in 6 different metrics and as a percentage of the ruler’s length.
We can use yum or dnf to install screenruler on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install screenruler.
Install screenruler 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 screenruler using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install screenruler
Install screenruler 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 screenruler using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install screenruler
How To Uninstall screenruler on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the screenruler package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove screenruler
screenruler Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/bin/screenruler
/usr/share/appdata/screenruler.appdata.xml
/usr/share/applications/screenruler.desktop
/usr/share/doc/screenruler
/usr/share/doc/screenruler/AUTHORS
/usr/share/licenses/screenruler
/usr/share/licenses/screenruler/COPYING
/usr/share/pixmaps/screenruler-icon-16x16.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/screenruler-icon-32x32.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/screenruler-icon-64x64.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/screenruler-icon.png
/usr/share/screenruler
/usr/share/screenruler/help_window.glade
/usr/share/screenruler/help_window.rb
/usr/share/screenruler/preferences_window.glade
/usr/share/screenruler/preferences_window.rb
/usr/share/screenruler/ruler_popup_menu.glade
/usr/share/screenruler/ruler_popup_menu.rb
/usr/share/screenruler/ruler_window.glade
/usr/share/screenruler/ruler_window.rb
/usr/share/screenruler/screenruler-icon-16x16.png
/usr/share/screenruler/screenruler-icon-32x32.png
/usr/share/screenruler/screenruler-icon-64x64.png
/usr/share/screenruler/screenruler.pot
/usr/share/screenruler/screenruler.rb
/usr/share/screenruler/screenruler.rbruby19
/usr/share/screenruler/utils
/usr/share/screenruler/utils/addons_gtk.rb
/usr/share/screenruler/utils/addons_ruby.rb
/usr/share/screenruler/utils/addons_ruby.rb.ruby25
/usr/share/screenruler/utils/canvas.rb
/usr/share/screenruler/utils/glade_window.rb
/usr/share/screenruler/utils/settings.rb
/usr/share/screenruler/utils/unique_timeout.rb
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install screenruler on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
