How To Install xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support on Rocky Linux 8. xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support is Files for enabling the wacom_w8001 kernel driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support on Rocky Linux 8.

What is xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support

Files for enabling the wacom_w8001 kernel driver on Wacom ISDv4-compatible serial tablets. If enabled, the serial tablet’s device node will be available as normal evdev node.

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

Install xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support 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-drv-wacom-serial-support using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support

Install xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support 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-drv-wacom-serial-support using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support

xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/isdv4-serial-inputattach
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8c
/usr/lib/.build-id/8c/fb95f26bb50c2cf2b4a4faa8c3c84a8d80b062
/usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/70-wacom.rules
/usr/share/licenses/xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support
/usr/share/licenses/xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support/GPL

References

Summary

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