How To Install xcb-util on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcb-util on CentOS 8.
What is xcb-util
The xcb-util module provides a number of libraries which sit on top of libxcb, the core X protocol library, and some of the extension libraries. These experimental libraries provide convenience functions and interfaces which make the raw X protocol more usable. Some of the libraries also provide client-side code which is not strictly part of the X protocol but which have traditionally been provided by Xlib. xcb-util 0.4.0 10.el8 x86_64 22 k xcb-util-0.4.0-10.el8.src.rpm appstream Convenience libraries sitting on top of libxcb http MIT The xcb-util module provides a number of libraries which sit on top of libxcb, the core X protocol library, and some of the extension libraries. These experimental libraries provide convenience functions and interfaces which make the raw X protocol more usable. Some of the libraries also provide client-side code which is not strictly part of the X protocol but which have traditionally been provided by Xlib.
We can use yum or dnf to install xcb-util on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xcb-util.
Install xcb-util 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 xcb-util using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xcb-util
Install xcb-util 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 xcb-util using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xcb-util
How To Uninstall xcb-util on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the xcb-util package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xcb-util
xcb-util Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/76
/usr/lib/.build-id/76/26eb2a49363c4264b298682d2c978005c99730
/usr/lib64/libxcb-util.so.1
/usr/lib64/libxcb-util.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/xcb-util
/usr/share/doc/xcb-util/README
/usr/share/licenses/xcb-util
/usr/share/licenses/xcb-util/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb/4314bf331bd87f353828ccdf938f4e4aa50f4a
/usr/lib/libxcb-util.so.1
/usr/lib/libxcb-util.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/xcb-util
/usr/share/doc/xcb-util/README
/usr/share/licenses/xcb-util
/usr/share/licenses/xcb-util/COPYING
References
- [xcb-util website](http://xcb.freedesktop.org http://xcb.freedesktop.org)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcb-util on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.