How To Install libX11 on Fedora 34

libX11 is Core X11 protocol client library Core X11 protocol client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libX11 on Fedora 34.

What is libX11

Core X11 protocol client library. libX11 1.7.2 3.fc34 x86_64 646 k libX11-1.7.2-3.fc34.src.rpm updates Core X11 protocol client library http MIT Core X11 protocol client library.

We can use yum or dnf to install libX11 on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libX11.

Install libX11 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 libX11 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libX11

Install libX11 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 libX11 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libX11

How To Uninstall libX11 on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the libX11 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libX11

libX11 Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b/8bcc36a1c010ec71919d0723daedacd8d1fe17
/usr/lib64/libX11.so.6
/usr/lib64/libX11.so.6.4.0
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/40
/usr/lib/.build-id/40/502fc3565457a52dfe9cce1a64509b0541acaa
/usr/lib/libX11.so.6
/usr/lib/libX11.so.6.4.0
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e/a4d6804038d5354862c74df1c8dd87858bbce9
/usr/lib64/libX11.so.6
/usr/lib64/libX11.so.6.4.0
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d4
/usr/lib/.build-id/d4/7dcabbc7ae6fb06b51fa9379ddebbf49ef3c47
/usr/lib/libX11.so.6
/usr/lib/libX11.so.6.4.0

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libX11 on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.