How To Install libxkbfile on CentOS 8

libxkbfile is X.Org X11 libxkbfile runtime library X.Org X11 libxkbfile runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxkbfile on CentOS 8.

What is libxkbfile

X.Org X11 libxkbfile runtime library libxkbfile 1.1.0 1.el8 x86_64 88 k libxkbfile-1.1.0-1.el8.src.rpm appstream X.Org X11 libxkbfile runtime library http MIT X.Org X11 libxkbfile runtime library

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

Install libxkbfile on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libxkbfile using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libxkbfile

Install libxkbfile on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libxkbfile using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libxkbfile

How To Uninstall libxkbfile on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove libxkbfile

libxkbfile Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ad
/usr/lib/.build-id/ad/30d1615b2c6edc31772699cf703a07acd89575
/usr/lib/libxkbfile.so.1
/usr/lib/libxkbfile.so.1.0.2
/usr/share/doc/libxkbfile
/usr/share/doc/libxkbfile/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libxkbfile/ChangeLog
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7/8360f2d2aec66c95db5136c6b3caffe9963a25
/usr/lib64/libxkbfile.so.1
/usr/lib64/libxkbfile.so.1.0.2
/usr/share/doc/libxkbfile
/usr/share/doc/libxkbfile/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libxkbfile/ChangeLog

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxkbfile on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.