How To Install Xaw3d.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install Xaw3d.i686 in Amazon Linux 2. Xaw3d.i686 is A version of the MIT Athena widget set for X

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install Xaw3d.i686 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `Xaw3d.i686`

Xaw3d is an enhanced version of the MIT Athena Widget set for the X Window System. Xaw3d adds a three-dimensional look to applications with minimal or no source code changes. You should install Xaw3d if you are using applications which incorporate the MIT Athena widget set and you’d like to incorporate a 3D look into those applications.

We can use yum to install Xaw3d.i686 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install Xaw3d.i686.

Install Xaw3d.i686 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install Xaw3d.i686 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install Xaw3d.i686

How To Uninstall Xaw3d.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the Xaw3d.i686 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove Xaw3d.i686

Xaw3d.i686 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib/libXaw3d.so.8
/usr/lib/libXaw3d.so.8.0.0
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d-1.6.2
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d-1.6.2/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d-1.6.2/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d-1.6.2/README
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d-1.6.2/README.XAW3D

References

Xaw3d.i686 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install Xaw3d.i686 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.