How To Install xorg-x11-apps on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-apps on Rocky Linux 8. xorg-x11-apps is X.Org X11 applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-apps on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `xorg-x11-apps`

A collection of common X Window System applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-apps on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-apps.

Install xorg-x11-apps 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 xorg-x11-apps using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-apps

Install xorg-x11-apps 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 xorg-x11-apps using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-apps

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-apps on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-apps package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-apps

xorg-x11-apps Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/luit
/usr/bin/oclock
/usr/bin/x11perf
/usr/bin/x11perfcomp
/usr/bin/xbiff
/usr/bin/xclipboard
/usr/bin/xclock
/usr/bin/xconsole
/usr/bin/xcursorgen
/usr/bin/xcutsel
/usr/bin/xdpr
/usr/bin/xeyes
/usr/bin/xfd
/usr/bin/xfontsel
/usr/bin/xload
/usr/bin/xlogo
/usr/bin/xmag
/usr/bin/xmessage
/usr/bin/xpr
/usr/bin/xvidtune
/usr/bin/xwd
/usr/bin/xwud
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/05
/usr/lib/.build-id/05/e65449d597bb994319554542819dbc06efc7a4
/usr/lib/.build-id/08
/usr/lib/.build-id/08/85a543188c77fdfc5a3af2afe3a58198be6bd9
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e/b6e26d2cfaf916893dbc17286e413cd599f013
/usr/lib/.build-id/19
/usr/lib/.build-id/19/e6d7ec3024a2bf14d90e06a3887cc541b82860
/usr/lib/.build-id/21
/usr/lib/.build-id/21/7d8ce6eeea9c0ab1743b02057ac8e7ccda364b
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e/8284f3251681fa73f260fd3d507e99df4aca45
/usr/lib/.build-id/42
/usr/lib/.build-id/42/ea50423208ad2cb1b2ca17d610a24e62bf015a
/usr/lib/.build-id/44
/usr/lib/.build-id/44/af97e39921b4eb889ce32344ec85f5a3c28837
/usr/lib/.build-id/60
/usr/lib/.build-id/60/eea29c67dedebcfa4dcdac354c4941b48725f1
/usr/lib/.build-id/62
/usr/lib/.build-id/62/a3203476d56c863fb8a2c6c2a97ab568d6a509
/usr/lib/.build-id/71
/usr/lib/.build-id/71/e78635ee2be263bf99af6fb7fc2386ef110de3
/usr/lib/.build-id/86
/usr/lib/.build-id/86/e2042b1ca45b816a38ca8f955aebc52f480713
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d/4fda81509af94275cd1d6c635bbeb5a1004def
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0/162fc0f3adfa38828b94d690f2d990a54e7876
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6/e1cd7aa913e36600671e90c225e3b931efb0e6
/usr/lib/.build-id/c3
/usr/lib/.build-id/c3/a9deaa929aafc06ae8aabe9dfcf23013981ef4
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb/bb7d6f0053bbea107896f76c0d76d5255ad25c
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8/803d3bc6cd83747b5008b565519cf3d9174e06
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3/ce5e170aec44a8758261bca2fa330ae37ca580
/usr/lib/.build-id/ee
/usr/lib/.build-id/ee/24e42d39d5e5ee6901cabf9e04845ebd9dd2ce
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Clock-color
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XClipboard
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XClock
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XClock-color
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XConsole
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XFontSel
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XLoad
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XLogo
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XLogo-color
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Xfd
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Xmag
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Xmessage
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Xmessage-color
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Xvidtune
/usr/share/X11/x11perfcomp
/usr/share/X11/x11perfcomp/Xmark
/usr/share/X11/x11perfcomp/fillblnk
/usr/share/X11/x11perfcomp/perfboth
/usr/share/X11/x11perfcomp/perfratio
/usr/share/man/man1/Xmark.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/luit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/oclock.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/x11perf.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/x11perfcomp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xbiff.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xclipboard.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xclock.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xconsole.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xcursorgen.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xcutsel.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xdpr.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xeyes.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xfd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xfontsel.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xload.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xlogo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xmag.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xmessage.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xpr.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xvidtune.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xwd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xwud.1.gz

References

xorg-x11-apps website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-apps on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.