How To Install xorg-x11-xauth on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-xauth in Fedora 36. xorg-x11-xauth is X.Org X11 X authority utilities

Introduction

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

What is `xorg-x11-xauth`

xauth is used to edit and display the authorization information used in connecting to an X server.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-xauth

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

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-xauth

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-xauth on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-xauth

xorg-x11-xauth Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xauth
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1/5ded561d54e51a67f92547746e11d46ca18d53
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-xauth
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-xauth/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-xauth/README.md
/usr/share/man/man1/xauth.1.gz

References

xorg-x11-xauth website

Summary

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