How To Install wmdocker on Fedora 34

wmdocker is KDE and GNOME2 system tray replacement docking application

Introduction

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

What is `wmdocker`

Docker is a docking application (WindowMaker dock app) which acts as a system tray for KDE and GNOME2. It can be used to replace the panel in either environment, allowing you to have a system tray without running the KDE/GNOME panel or environment.

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

Install wmdocker 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 wmdocker using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install wmdocker

Install wmdocker 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 wmdocker using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install wmdocker

How To Uninstall wmdocker on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove wmdocker

wmdocker Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/wmdocker
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9/fc3c993b265300ad8b096798fb2d103222e5c6
/usr/share/doc/wmdocker
/usr/share/doc/wmdocker/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/wmdocker/README

References

wmdocker website

Summary

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