How To Install xbar on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xbar on Rocky Linux 8. xbar is Tiny XCB information bar

Introduction

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

What is xbar

xbar is a tiny XCB status bar. An incredibly lightweight information bar, designed to print important real-time system metrics. Beyond foreground and background colors, xbar offers limited customization for a distraction-free user experience.

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

Install xbar 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 xbar using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xbar

Install xbar 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 xbar using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xbar

How To Uninstall xbar on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove xbar

xbar Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/xbar
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f6
/usr/lib/.build-id/f6/a1b9127cbc8afb1ea99936b66a3498950857b2
/usr/share/doc/xbar
/usr/share/doc/xbar/CHANGELOG
/usr/share/doc/xbar/README
/usr/share/licenses/xbar
/usr/share/licenses/xbar/LICENSE

References

Summary

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