How To Install Xaw3d on CentOS 8

Xaw3d is A version of the MIT Athena widget set for X A version of the MIT Athena widget set for X

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install Xaw3d on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.