How To Install xdotool on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdotool on Rocky Linux 8. xdotool is Fake keyboard/mouse input

Introduction

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

What is xdotool

This tool lets you programmatically (or manually) simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and re-size windows, etc.

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

Install xdotool 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 xdotool using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xdotool

Install xdotool 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 xdotool using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xdotool

How To Uninstall xdotool on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove xdotool

xdotool Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/xdotool
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c6
/usr/lib/.build-id/c6/05482706ce41f26ed16057cf090d483e4f4302
/usr/share/doc/xdotool
/usr/share/doc/xdotool/examples
/usr/share/doc/xdotool/examples/desktopconsole.sh
/usr/share/doc/xdotool/examples/ffsp.sh
/usr/share/doc/xdotool/examples/leftconsole.sh
/usr/share/doc/xdotool/examples/slidein.sh
/usr/share/doc/xdotool/examples/slideout.sh
/usr/share/doc/xdotool/examples/top.sh
/usr/share/man/man1/xdotool.1.gz

References

Summary

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