How To Install xfconf on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfconf on Rocky Linux 8. xfconf is Hierarchical configuration system for Xfce

Introduction

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

What is `xfconf`

Xfconf is a hierarchical (tree-like) configuration system where the immediate child nodes of the root are called “channels”. All settings beneath the channel nodes are called “properties.”

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

Install xfconf 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 xfconf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xfconf

Install xfconf 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 xfconf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xfconf

How To Uninstall xfconf on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove xfconf

xfconf Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/xfconf-query
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3a
/usr/lib/.build-id/3a/eddee919bd1adbc494092264779ed3e00c174e
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4/7870a0f9c913f66ca488aae163aba4e67e9922
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1/e7bdc377797f5e7654e981950effd80ab77acb
/usr/lib64/girepository-1.0/Xfconf-0.typelib
/usr/lib64/libxfconf-0.so.3
/usr/lib64/libxfconf-0.so.3.0.0
/usr/lib64/xfce4/xfconf
/usr/lib64/xfce4/xfconf/xfconfd
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.xfce.Xfconf.service
/usr/share/doc/xfconf
/usr/share/doc/xfconf/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xfconf/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xfconf/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/xfconf/TODO
/usr/share/gir-1.0/Xfconf-0.gir
/usr/share/licenses/xfconf
/usr/share/licenses/xfconf/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_AU/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_CA/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/hy_AM/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/oc/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/si/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/te/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ug/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ur/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ur_PK/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_HK/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/xfconf.mo
/usr/share/vala/vapi/libxfconf-0.deps
/usr/share/vala/vapi/libxfconf-0.vapi

References

xfconf website

Summary

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