How To Install pidgin-toobars on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-toobars on Rocky Linux 8. pidgin-toobars is Toolbar and status bar for Pidgin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-toobars on Rocky Linux 8.

What is pidgin-toobars

This plugin adds toolbar and status bar to Pidgin buddy list.

We can use yum or dnf to install pidgin-toobars on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pidgin-toobars.

Install pidgin-toobars 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 pidgin-toobars using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pidgin-toobars

Install pidgin-toobars 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 pidgin-toobars using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pidgin-toobars

How To Uninstall pidgin-toobars on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the pidgin-toobars package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pidgin-toobars

pidgin-toobars Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/98
/usr/lib/.build-id/98/db379572232d7a0831cf204d72fbcbf4876f00
/usr/lib64/pidgin/toobars.so
/usr/share/doc/pidgin-toobars
/usr/share/doc/pidgin-toobars/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pidgin-toobars/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/pidgin-toobars/README
/usr/share/licenses/pidgin-toobars
/usr/share/licenses/pidgin-toobars/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/toobars.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/toobars.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/toobars.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/toobars.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/toobars.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/toobars.mo
/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/buttons/tb_accounts.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/buttons/tb_add.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/buttons/tb_details.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/buttons/tb_list.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/buttons/tb_mute.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/buttons/tb_offline.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/buttons/tb_online.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/buttons/tb_options.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/buttons/tb_sound.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/buttons/tb_token.png

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-toobars on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.