How To Install xorg-x11-xbitmaps on CentOS 8

xorg-x11-xbitmaps is X.Org X11 application bitmaps

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-xbitmaps on CentOS 8.

What is `xorg-x11-xbitmaps`

X.Org X11 application bitmaps

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-xbitmaps on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-xbitmaps.

Install xorg-x11-xbitmaps 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 xorg-x11-xbitmaps using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-xbitmaps

Install xorg-x11-xbitmaps 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 xorg-x11-xbitmaps using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-xbitmaps

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-xbitmaps on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-xbitmaps package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-xbitmaps

xorg-x11-xbitmaps Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/include/X11
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/1x1
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/2x2
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/black
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/black6
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/box6
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/boxes
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/calculator
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/cntr_ptr
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/cntr_ptrmsk
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/cross_weave
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/dimple1
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/dimple3
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/dot
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/dropbar7
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/dropbar8
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/escherknot
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/flagdown
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/flagup
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/flipped_gray
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/gray
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/gray1
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/gray3
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/grid16
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/grid2
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/grid4
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/grid8
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/hlines2
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/hlines3
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/icon
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/keyboard16
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/left_ptr
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/left_ptrmsk
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/letters
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/light_gray
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/mailempty
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/mailemptymsk
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/mailfull
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/mailfullmsk
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/mensetmanus
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/menu10
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/menu12
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/menu16
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/menu6
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/menu8
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/noletters
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/opendot
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/opendotMask
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/plaid
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/right_ptr
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/right_ptrmsk
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/root_weave
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/scales
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/sipb
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/star
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/starMask
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/stipple
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/target
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/terminal
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/tie_fighter
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/vlines2
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/vlines3
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/weird_size
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/wide_weave
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/wingdogs
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/woman
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/xfd_icon
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/xlogo11
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/xlogo16
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/xlogo32
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/xlogo64
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/xsnow
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-xbitmaps
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-xbitmaps/COPYING
/usr/share/pkgconfig/xbitmaps.pc

References

xorg-x11-xbitmaps website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-xbitmaps on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.