How To Install qt5-qtx11extras on CentOS 8

qt5-qtx11extras is Qt5 - X11 support library Qt5 - X11 support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5-qtx11extras on CentOS 8.

What is qt5-qtx11extras

The X11 Extras module provides features specific to platforms using X11, e.g. Linux and UNIX-like systems including embedded Linux systems that use the X Window System. qt5-qtx11extras 5.12.5 1.el8 x86_64 40 k qt5-qtx11extras-5.12.5-1.el8.src.rpm appstream Qt5 - X11 support library http LGPLv2 with exceptions or GPLv3 with exceptions The X11 Extras module provides features specific to platforms using X11, e.g. Linux and UNIX-like systems including embedded Linux systems that use the X Window System.

We can use yum or dnf to install qt5-qtx11extras on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install qt5-qtx11extras.

Install qt5-qtx11extras 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 qt5-qtx11extras using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install qt5-qtx11extras

Install qt5-qtx11extras 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 qt5-qtx11extras using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install qt5-qtx11extras

How To Uninstall qt5-qtx11extras on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the qt5-qtx11extras package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove qt5-qtx11extras

qt5-qtx11extras Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/63
/usr/lib/.build-id/63/a2606a23f1059ed68a2e4eb2bbd7b5f9b36f9a
/usr/lib64/libQt5X11Extras.so.5
/usr/lib64/libQt5X11Extras.so.5.12
/usr/lib64/libQt5X11Extras.so.5.12.5
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtx11extras
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtx11extras/LICENSE.GPL2
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtx11extras/LICENSE.GPL3
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtx11extras/LICENSE.GPL3-EXCEPT
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtx11extras/LICENSE.LGPL3
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d9
/usr/lib/.build-id/d9/5312c4e38edf3feabd1bf94ef2e9de7b0eee73
/usr/lib/libQt5X11Extras.so.5
/usr/lib/libQt5X11Extras.so.5.12
/usr/lib/libQt5X11Extras.so.5.12.5
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtx11extras
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtx11extras/LICENSE.GPL2
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtx11extras/LICENSE.GPL3
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtx11extras/LICENSE.GPL3-EXCEPT
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtx11extras/LICENSE.LGPL3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5-qtx11extras on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.