How To Install xeyes on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xeyes in Fedora 36. xeyes is A follow the mouse X demo

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xeyes on Fedora 36.

What is `xeyes`

xeyes displays a pair of eyes that follow the mouse cursor.

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

Install xeyes 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 xeyes using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xeyes

Install xeyes 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 xeyes using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xeyes

How To Uninstall xeyes on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xeyes package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xeyes

xeyes Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xeyes
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/18
/usr/lib/.build-id/18/c2dff6d5d305604ce13ea13df5262ca490aada
/usr/share/licenses/xeyes
/usr/share/licenses/xeyes/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xeyes.1.gz

References

xeyes website

Summary

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