How To Install matchbox-window-manager on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-window-manager on Rocky Linux 8.
What is matchbox-window-manager
Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited. This package contains the window manager from Matchbox.
We can use yum or dnf to install matchbox-window-manager on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install matchbox-window-manager.
Install matchbox-window-manager on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install matchbox-window-manager using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install matchbox-window-manager
Install matchbox-window-manager on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install matchbox-window-manager using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install matchbox-window-manager
How To Uninstall matchbox-window-manager on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the matchbox-window-manager package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove matchbox-window-manager
matchbox-window-manager Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/etc/matchbox
/etc/matchbox/kbdconfig
/usr/bin/matchbox-remote
/usr/bin/matchbox-window-manager
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/74
/usr/lib/.build-id/74/111c4e373656bdcc0859ad811a61f5e8dc803e
/usr/lib/.build-id/85
/usr/lib/.build-id/85/12db81d4214e691ab4ccb76ccb06e808212c6d
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager/README
/usr/share/matchbox
/usr/share/matchbox/mbnoapp.xpm
/usr/share/themes/Default
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/acceptbutton.xpm
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/closebutton.xpm
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/menubutton.xpm
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/theme.desktop
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/theme.xml
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox/closebutton.png
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox/panelbg.png
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox/theme.desktop
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox/theme.xml
/usr/share/themes/blondie
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/accept.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/close-small.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/close.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogbottomleft.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogbottomright.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogbottomtile.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtopleft.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtopleft2.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtopright.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtopright2.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtoptile.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtoptile2.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/hide.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/menu.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/next.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/prev.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/que.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/theme.desktop
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/theme.xml
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/titleleft.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/titleright.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/titlestrip.png
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-window-manager on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
