How To Install xorg-x11-drv-qxl on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-qxl in Fedora 36. xorg-x11-drv-qxl is Xorg X11 qxl video driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-qxl on Fedora 36.

What is `xorg-x11-drv-qxl`

X.Org X11 qxl video driver.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-drv-qxl on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-drv-qxl.

Install xorg-x11-drv-qxl 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 xorg-x11-drv-qxl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-drv-qxl

Install xorg-x11-drv-qxl 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 xorg-x11-drv-qxl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-drv-qxl

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-drv-qxl on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-drv-qxl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-qxl

xorg-x11-drv-qxl Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/31
/usr/lib/.build-id/31/2f04ba65ac56281cc07f377a8e7de57ff93074
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/qxl_drv.so
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-qxl
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-qxl/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-qxl/README

References

xorg-x11-drv-qxl website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-qxl on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).