How To Install wxGTK on Fedora 34

wxGTK is GTK port of the wxWidgets GUI library GTK port of the wxWidgets GUI library

Introduction

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

What is `wxGTK`

wxWidgets is the GTK port of the C++ cross-platform wxWidgets GUI library, offering classes for all common GUI controls as well as a comprehensive set of helper classes for most common application tasks, ranging from networking to HTML display and image manipulation. wxGTK 3.1.4 4.fc34 x86_64 4.6 M wxGTK-3.1.4-4.fc34.src.rpm fedora GTK port of the wxWidgets GUI library https wxWidgets wxWidgets is the GTK port of the C++ cross-platform wxWidgets GUI library, offering classes for all common GUI controls as well as a comprehensive set of helper classes for most common application tasks, ranging from networking to HTML display and image manipulation.

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

Install wxGTK 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 wxGTK using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install wxGTK

Install wxGTK 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 wxGTK using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install wxGTK

How To Uninstall wxGTK on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove wxGTK

wxGTK Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/12
/usr/lib/.build-id/12/bd75a368ca0658a3c5e490b63795749023b8da
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b/90f0c214f0c318e2f5d9e947a3b97bba139861
/usr/lib/.build-id/1f
/usr/lib/.build-id/1f/ce0be972ef630903f98d107aec863230fdac00
/usr/lib/.build-id/22
/usr/lib/.build-id/22/2ab340ffb98db3bc4d819d60d8c3fa8a3cfd5c
/usr/lib/.build-id/42
/usr/lib/.build-id/42/5e04628aa8290e066d5eb535b52350fb5c08d6
/usr/lib/.build-id/4b
/usr/lib/.build-id/4b/97aeecd98d433690b5beac16823b1c505feb88
/usr/lib/.build-id/70
/usr/lib/.build-id/70/0c150da5fc9fc6c0ad598cfbfc606c3f6faa9c
/usr/lib/.build-id/90
/usr/lib/.build-id/90/50f3f67020f88e95ab43576b6d59eb20c48672
/usr/lib/.build-id/da
/usr/lib/.build-id/da/f391888af1287505b43237a8faabe93a583d3d
/usr/lib/.build-id/e2
/usr/lib/.build-id/e2/4bc08f809c65f777f53a3b96ad243823147e21
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_adv-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_adv-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_aui-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_aui-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_core-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_core-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_html-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_html-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_propgrid-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_propgrid-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_qa-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_qa-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_ribbon-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_ribbon-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_richtext-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_richtext-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_stc-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_stc-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_xrc-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib64/libwx_gtk3u_xrc-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/share/doc/wxGTK
/usr/share/doc/wxGTK/changes.txt
/usr/share/doc/wxGTK/readme.txt
/usr/share/licenses/wxGTK
/usr/share/licenses/wxGTK/gpl.txt
/usr/share/licenses/wxGTK/lgpl.txt
/usr/share/licenses/wxGTK/licence.txt
/usr/share/licenses/wxGTK/licendoc.txt
/usr/share/licenses/wxGTK/preamble.txt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/24
/usr/lib/.build-id/24/d45faa6f984ab1cb664955d949021b60e5c3e6
/usr/lib/.build-id/25
/usr/lib/.build-id/25/795c1cd274534be5074ee856cf5fe449eeb20a
/usr/lib/.build-id/33
/usr/lib/.build-id/33/d0174f8c7f3df64e4ccbcfc26b92b36c6ddf29
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0/000d2f0ef60923847613a0b87c7d1d2ceda944
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9/ef979c4706e30ed867c0e55778a0f328b860e9
/usr/lib/.build-id/bc
/usr/lib/.build-id/bc/111df1d16d3b7a1dca4666700e4ded33b4e4bf
/usr/lib/.build-id/bd
/usr/lib/.build-id/bd/403c9cd3747556ca521a7ecb8f49b12b325a9c
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca/ba23c0ea6e81da4a95fa09acd6e026d52ce8e0
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1/d461813959f654b3a9f30624a71bf399dbac77
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef/0a837d0d2ea93812a30ef57ef47044c54cb5fe
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_adv-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_adv-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_aui-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_aui-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_core-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_core-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_html-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_html-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_propgrid-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_propgrid-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_qa-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_qa-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_ribbon-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_ribbon-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_richtext-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_richtext-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_stc-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_stc-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_xrc-3.1.so.4
/usr/lib/libwx_gtk3u_xrc-3.1.so.4.0.0
/usr/share/doc/wxGTK
/usr/share/doc/wxGTK/changes.txt
/usr/share/doc/wxGTK/readme.txt
/usr/share/licenses/wxGTK
/usr/share/licenses/wxGTK/gpl.txt
/usr/share/licenses/wxGTK/lgpl.txt
/usr/share/licenses/wxGTK/licence.txt
/usr/share/licenses/wxGTK/licendoc.txt
/usr/share/licenses/wxGTK/preamble.txt

References

[wxGTK website](https://www.wxwidgets.org/ https://www.wxwidgets.org/)

Summary

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