How To Install switchdesk on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install switchdesk on Fedora 34.
What is switchdesk
The Desktop Switcher is a tool which enables users to easily switch between various desktop environments that they have installed. Support for different environments on different computers is available, as well as support for setting a global default environment. Install switchdesk if you need a tool for switching between desktop environments.
We can use yum or dnf to install switchdesk on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install switchdesk.
Install switchdesk 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 switchdesk using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install switchdesk
Install switchdesk 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 switchdesk using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install switchdesk
How To Uninstall switchdesk on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the switchdesk package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove switchdesk
switchdesk Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/bin/switchdesk
/usr/bin/switchdesk-helper
/usr/share/doc/switchdesk
/usr/share/doc/switchdesk/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/switchdesk/COPYING
/usr/share/man/fr/man1/switchdesk.fr.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/switchdesk.1.gz
/usr/share/switchdesk
/usr/share/switchdesk/Xclients.enlightenment
/usr/share/switchdesk/Xclients.fluxbox
/usr/share/switchdesk/Xclients.fvwm
/usr/share/switchdesk/Xclients.gnome
/usr/share/switchdesk/Xclients.icewm
/usr/share/switchdesk/Xclients.kde
/usr/share/switchdesk/Xclients.toplevel
/usr/share/switchdesk/Xclients.twm
/usr/share/switchdesk/Xclients.wmaker
/usr/share/switchdesk/Xclients.xfce
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install switchdesk on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.
