How To Install libslopy on Fedora 34

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Introduction

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

What is `libslopy`

slop (Select Operation) is an application that queries for a selection from the user and prints the region to stdout. This sub-package contains libslopy library. libslopy 7.5 2.fc34 x86_64 49 k slop-7.5-2.fc34.src.rpm fedora Library to perform region SeLect OPeration with mouse https GPLv3 slop (Select Operation) is an application that queries for a selection from the user and prints the region to stdout. This sub-package contains libslopy library.

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

Install libslopy 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 libslopy using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libslopy

Install libslopy 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 libslopy using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libslopy

How To Uninstall libslopy on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libslopy

libslopy Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1f
/usr/lib/.build-id/1f/a9e8b26c77a3cffb22890a5a81be5ce99e8e7a
/usr/lib/libslopy.so.7.5
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/85
/usr/lib/.build-id/85/eb9e94e5d4d9b15c5dee4d1088dae51654b76e
/usr/lib64/libslopy.so.7.5

References

[libslopy website](https://github.com/naelstrof/slop https://github.com/naelstrof/slop)

Summary

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