How To Install libSM on Fedora 34

libSM is X.Org X11 SM runtime library X.Org X11 SM runtime library

Introduction

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

What is libSM

The X.Org X11 SM (Session Management) runtime library. libSM 1.2.3 8.fc34 x86_64 42 k libSM-1.2.3-8.fc34.src.rpm fedora X.Org X11 SM runtime library http MIT The X.Org X11 SM (Session Management) runtime library.

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

Install libSM 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 libSM using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libSM

Install libSM 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 libSM using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libSM

How To Uninstall libSM on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libSM

libSM Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a/fef9a653d68ab54130f53ad6826bb5de8ee2ca
/usr/lib64/libSM.so.6
/usr/lib64/libSM.so.6.0.1
/usr/share/doc/libSM
/usr/share/doc/libSM/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libSM/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libSM/ChangeLog
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/89
/usr/lib/.build-id/89/b34195bb33755ac9d2f8fbceed4a138cae44e3
/usr/lib/libSM.so.6
/usr/lib/libSM.so.6.0.1
/usr/share/doc/libSM
/usr/share/doc/libSM/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libSM/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libSM/ChangeLog

References

Summary

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