How To Install xscope on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xscope in Fedora 36. xscope is X Window Protocol Viewer

Introduction

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

What is `xscope`

xscope sits in-between an X11 client and an X11 server and prints the contents of each request, reply, error, or event that is communicated between them. This information can be useful in debugging and performance tuning of X11 servers and clients.

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

Install xscope 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 xscope using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xscope

Install xscope 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 xscope using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xscope

How To Uninstall xscope on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xscope

xscope Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xscope
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4/889c8a2c877030afa37495b75a4b9d38e26cee
/usr/share/doc/xscope
/usr/share/doc/xscope/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xscope/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xscope/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/xscope/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/xscope
/usr/share/licenses/xscope/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xscope.1.gz

References

xscope website

Summary

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