How To Install libgnt on Fedora 34

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Introduction

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

What is `libgnt`

GNT is an ncurses toolkit for creating text-mode graphical user interfaces in a fast and easy way. It is based on GLib and ncurses. libgnt 2.14.1 1.fc34 x86_64 126 k libgnt-2.14.1-1.fc34.src.rpm fedora GLib Ncurses Toolkit https GPLv2+ GNT is an ncurses toolkit for creating text-mode graphical user interfaces in a fast and easy way. It is based on GLib and ncurses.

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

Install libgnt 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 libgnt using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libgnt

Install libgnt 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 libgnt using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libgnt

How To Uninstall libgnt on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libgnt

libgnt Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/21
/usr/lib/.build-id/21/8404164261f472135636cb582a1cd5eb31b5d9
/usr/lib/.build-id/2a
/usr/lib/.build-id/2a/2e153dc8bdd9c312760caaa8ab25debd48c803
/usr/lib/.build-id/3a
/usr/lib/.build-id/3a/5859a5eb6258a5d5914fd1c2e45ceec15c85a9
/usr/lib/gnt
/usr/lib/gnt/irssi.so
/usr/lib/gnt/s.so
/usr/lib/libgnt.so.0
/usr/lib/libgnt.so.0.14.1
/usr/share/doc/libgnt
/usr/share/doc/libgnt/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/libgnt
/usr/share/licenses/libgnt/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/22
/usr/lib/.build-id/22/7247c10af5d69711955eaeb0b5c66c6e21340f
/usr/lib/.build-id/40
/usr/lib/.build-id/40/ebfd86d8c787c995105357ca2102fa1ac6dd92
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9/687b5b6dcf1ac10cb8d5c8f355406db2bf166f
/usr/lib64/gnt
/usr/lib64/gnt/irssi.so
/usr/lib64/gnt/s.so
/usr/lib64/libgnt.so.0
/usr/lib64/libgnt.so.0.14.1
/usr/share/doc/libgnt
/usr/share/doc/libgnt/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/libgnt
/usr/share/licenses/libgnt/COPYING

References

[libgnt website](https://keep.imfreedom.org/libgnt/libgnt/ https://keep.imfreedom.org/libgnt/libgnt/)

Summary

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