How To Install gemdropx on Fedora 34

gemdropx is Falling blocks puzzlegame

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gemdropx on Fedora 34.

What is gemdropx

Gem Drop X is a fast-paced puzzle game where it is your job to clear the screen of gems before they squash you.

We can use yum or dnf to install gemdropx on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gemdropx.

Install gemdropx on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install gemdropx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gemdropx

Install gemdropx on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install gemdropx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gemdropx

How To Uninstall gemdropx on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the gemdropx package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gemdropx

gemdropx Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/gemdropx
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/05
/usr/lib/.build-id/05/043c7e566dad47afa9f4267a2d0da481e7bf82
/usr/share/applications/gemdropx.desktop
/usr/share/doc/gemdropx
/usr/share/doc/gemdropx/AUTHORS.txt
/usr/share/doc/gemdropx/CHANGES.txt
/usr/share/doc/gemdropx/COPYING.txt
/usr/share/doc/gemdropx/README-images.txt
/usr/share/doc/gemdropx/README-sounds.txt
/usr/share/doc/gemdropx/README.txt
/usr/share/doc/gemdropx/TODO.txt
/usr/share/gemdropx
/usr/share/gemdropx/images
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/author.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/block.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/bluegem.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/bomb.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/brick.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/congratulations.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/credits.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/diamond.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/disc.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/dot.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/explode0.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/explode1.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/explode2.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/explode3.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/fuji.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/happy.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/level.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/lines.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/need.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/numbers.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/patience.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/paused.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/sad.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/score.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/stopwatch.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/title.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/triangle.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/uhoh.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/warning.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/warning1.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/warning2.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/warning3.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/warning4.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/wildcard.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/win1.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/win2.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/images/yellowgem.bmp
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/22drops.mod
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/2force.xm
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/applause.wav
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/begin.wav
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/bomb.wav
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/buzzer.wav
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/citron.mod
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/clock.wav
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/gameover.wav
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/got.wav
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/grab.wav
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/hr_suds.xm
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/levelselect.wav
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/throw.wav
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/wildcard.wav
/usr/share/gemdropx/sounds/win.wav
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/gemdropx.png

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gemdropx on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.