How To Install Xaw3d on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install Xaw3d on CentOS 8.
What is Xaw3d
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. Xaw3d 1.6.2 14.el8 x86_64 181 k Xaw3d-1.6.2-14.el8.src.rpm appstream A version of the MIT Athena widget set for X http MIT and GPLv3+ 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 or dnf to install Xaw3d on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install Xaw3d.
Install Xaw3d 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 Xaw3d using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install Xaw3d
Install Xaw3d 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 Xaw3d using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install Xaw3d
How To Uninstall Xaw3d on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the Xaw3d package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove Xaw3d
Xaw3d Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/31
/usr/lib/.build-id/31/cb6b0370e66a9a05262fa5215a4569fdf2bd8e
/usr/lib64/libXaw3d.so.8
/usr/lib64/libXaw3d.so.8.0.0
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/README
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/README.XAW3D
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5/5ac689e67cfda0b8ddefe1c3f3bad41d5c688f
/usr/lib/libXaw3d.so.8
/usr/lib/libXaw3d.so.8.0.0
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/README
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/README.XAW3D
References
- [Xaw3d website](http://xorg.freedesktop.org/ http://xorg.freedesktop.org/)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install Xaw3d on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.