How To Install rsibreak on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsibreak on Rocky Linux 8. rsibreak is A small utility which bothers you at certain intervals

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsibreak on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `rsibreak`

RSIBreak is a small utility which bothers you at certain intervals. The interval and duration of two different timers can be configured. You can use the breaks to stretch out or do the dishes. The aim of this utility is to let you know when it is time to have a break from your computer. This can help people to prevent Repetive Strain Injury.

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

Install rsibreak 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 rsibreak using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rsibreak

Install rsibreak 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 rsibreak using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rsibreak

How To Uninstall rsibreak on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove rsibreak

rsibreak Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/xdg/autostart/rsibreak_autostart.desktop
/usr/bin/rsibreak
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/86
/usr/lib/.build-id/86/315c01d80119e9b75ea2be4ba9d87079949481
/usr/share/applications/org.kde.rsibreak.desktop
/usr/share/dbus-1/interfaces/org.rsibreak.rsiwidget.xml
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/rsibreak
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/rsibreak/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/rsibreak/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/rsibreak/logo.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/rsibreak/statistics.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/rsibreak/suspend.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/rsibreak
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/rsibreak/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/rsibreak/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/rsibreak/logo.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/rsibreak/popup.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/rsibreak/statistics.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/rsibreak/suspend.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/es/rsibreak
/usr/share/doc/HTML/es/rsibreak/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/es/rsibreak/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/it/rsibreak
/usr/share/doc/HTML/it/rsibreak/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/it/rsibreak/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/nl/rsibreak
/usr/share/doc/HTML/nl/rsibreak/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/nl/rsibreak/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/pt/rsibreak
/usr/share/doc/HTML/pt/rsibreak/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/pt/rsibreak/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/pt_BR/rsibreak
/usr/share/doc/HTML/pt_BR/rsibreak/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/pt_BR/rsibreak/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/sv/rsibreak
/usr/share/doc/HTML/sv/rsibreak/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/sv/rsibreak/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/rsibreak
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/rsibreak/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/rsibreak/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/rsibreak/popup.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/rsibreak/statistics.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/rsibreak/suspend.png
/usr/share/doc/rsibreak
/usr/share/doc/rsibreak/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/rsibreak/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/rsibreak/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/rsibreak/TODO
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/rsibreak.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/actions/rsibreak0.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/actions/rsibreak1.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/actions/rsibreak2.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/actions/rsibreak3.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/actions/rsibreak4.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/actions/rsibreakx.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/rsibreak.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/actions/rsibreak0.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/actions/rsibreak1.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/actions/rsibreak2.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/actions/rsibreak3.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/actions/rsibreak4.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/actions/rsibreakx.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/rsibreak.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/actions/duringbreaks.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/actions/rsibreak0.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/actions/rsibreak1.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/actions/rsibreak2.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/actions/rsibreak3.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/actions/rsibreak4.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/actions/rsibreakx.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/actions/timings.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/rsibreak.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/rsibreak0.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/rsibreak1.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/rsibreak2.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/rsibreak3.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/rsibreak4.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/rsibreakx.png
/usr/share/knotifications5/rsibreak.notifyrc
/usr/share/licenses/rsibreak
/usr/share/licenses/rsibreak/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca@valencia/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/hne/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/km/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/mai/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/nds/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/oc/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/tg/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/ug/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/rsibreak.mo
/usr/share/metainfo/org.kde.rsibreak.appdata.xml

References

rsibreak website

Summary

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