How To Install icewm on Fedora 34
icewm is Window manager designed for speed, usability, and consistency
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install icewm on Fedora 34.
What is icewm
IceWM is a window manager for the X Window System (freedesktop, XFree86). The goal of IceWM is speed, simplicity, and not getting in the user’s way. You can install minimal version of IceWM without all optional dependencies sudo dnf install icewm-minimal-session –setopt=install_weak_deps=False
We can use yum or dnf to install icewm on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install icewm.
Install icewm 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 icewm using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install icewm
Install icewm 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 icewm using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install icewm
How To Uninstall icewm on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the icewm package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove icewm
icewm Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/bin/icehelp
/usr/bin/icesh
/usr/bin/icesound
/usr/bin/icewm
/usr/bin/icewm-menu-fdo
/usr/bin/icewm-menu-xrandr
/usr/bin/icewm-session
/usr/bin/icewm-set-gnomewm
/usr/bin/icewmbg
/usr/bin/icewmhint
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/03
/usr/lib/.build-id/03/af0263ab55afa673ec74595e51c804d7c35c7c
/usr/lib/.build-id/10
/usr/lib/.build-id/10/908182aaa1a3f54c63296fbf13a8ee44d1cbe6
/usr/lib/.build-id/16
/usr/lib/.build-id/16/a4faa9bcd303fc6687b0ecf06ce78548d27721
/usr/lib/.build-id/34
/usr/lib/.build-id/34/5e956fffe104c24620e495fb534faa0aec97e9
/usr/lib/.build-id/3e
/usr/lib/.build-id/3e/626ff5b0e33764a9ab64f965b9ed315f728eff
/usr/lib/.build-id/62
/usr/lib/.build-id/62/db92f1f14a7f660e6d776e97df69af42c56524
/usr/lib/.build-id/91
/usr/lib/.build-id/91/9011f672367566723f8a7d3c311c00159a09c6
/usr/lib/.build-id/e5
/usr/lib/.build-id/e5/a94a5d50416b55bbfab9445665ef4dfad5dbaf
/usr/share/doc/icewm
/usr/share/doc/icewm/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/icewm/README.md
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icehelp.1.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icesh.1.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icesound.1.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-env.5.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-focus_mode.5.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-keys.5.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-menu-fdo.1.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-menu-xrandr.1.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-menu.5.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-preferences.5.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-prefoverride.5.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-programs.5.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-session.1.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-set-gnomewm.1.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-shutdown.5.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-startup.5.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-theme.5.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-toolbar.5.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm-winoptions.5.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm.1.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewmbg.1.html
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewmhint.1.html
/usr/share/licenses/icewm
/usr/share/licenses/icewm/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/fa/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ie/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/mk/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/no/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/si/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/icehelp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icesh.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icesound.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewm-menu-fdo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewm-menu-xrandr.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewm-session.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewm-set-gnomewm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewmbg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewmhint.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-env.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-focus_mode.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-keys.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-menu.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-preferences.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-prefoverride.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-programs.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-shutdown.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-startup.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-theme.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-toolbar.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-winoptions.5.gz
/usr/share/xsessions/icewm-session.desktop
/usr/bin/icehelp
/usr/bin/icesh
/usr/bin/icesound
/usr/bin/icewm
/usr/bin/icewm-menu-fdo
/usr/bin/icewm-menu-xrandr
/usr/bin/icewm-session
/usr/bin/icewm-set-gnomewm
/usr/bin/icewmbg
/usr/bin/icewmhint
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/07
/usr/lib/.build-id/07/ff024d6c0bbeed55bfe231c6a1e8fcc3b37d45
/usr/lib/.build-id/25
/usr/lib/.build-id/25/e4080584ddf8c3d195ade353a0543c2e0728c5
/usr/lib/.build-id/53
/usr/lib/.build-id/53/21b09eac0d13fd6c821d25f0ae5c7321d6a54f
/usr/lib/.build-id/ad
/usr/lib/.build-id/ad/db66d0f34b9ae26f39a6183cc8f81dcebfabaa
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf/5380a4450444fa2ca21f5d98f84679d5b5cce8
/usr/lib/.build-id/ec
/usr/lib/.build-id/ec/5369dc6a92916949fd470b8b35b32eeef5849f
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed/aeaa7a70eed083964ed947bfd3340832e135b2
/usr/lib/.build-id/fe
/usr/lib/.build-id/fe/9aaa59dc59070458a3429c8b7f0a5c754e72a8
/usr/share/doc/icewm
/usr/share/doc/icewm/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/icewm/README.md
/usr/share/doc/icewm/icewm.html
/usr/share/licenses/icewm
/usr/share/licenses/icewm/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/fa/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ie/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/mk/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/no/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/si/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/icewm.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/icehelp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icesh.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icesound.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewm-menu-fdo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewm-menu-xrandr.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewm-session.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewm-set-gnomewm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewmbg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/icewmhint.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-env.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-focus_mode.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-keys.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-menu.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-preferences.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-prefoverride.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-programs.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-shutdown.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-startup.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-theme.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-toolbar.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/icewm-winoptions.5.gz
/usr/share/xsessions/icewm-session.desktop
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install icewm on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.
