How To Install wmpager on Fedora 34

wmpager is Simple pager docklet for the Window Maker

Introduction

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

What is wmpager

wmpager offers the following features - allows workspace switching for up to nine workspaces - automatically configures according to the number of workspaces - automagically adjusts to the current workspace - configurable look and feel

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

Install wmpager 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 wmpager using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install wmpager

Install wmpager 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 wmpager using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install wmpager

How To Uninstall wmpager on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove wmpager

wmpager Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/wmpager
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/29
/usr/lib/.build-id/29/f75946d02d0fc4a5fb20f1d29c27b6e3b51a0a
/usr/share/doc/wmpager
/usr/share/doc/wmpager/README
/usr/share/man/man1/wmpager.1x.gz
/usr/share/wmpager
/usr/share/wmpager/fire.xpm
/usr/share/wmpager/gray.xpm
/usr/share/wmpager/steel.xpm

References

Summary

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