How To Install x11docker on Fedora 34

x11docker is Run GUI applications and desktops in Linux containers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install x11docker on Fedora 34.

What is x11docker

x11docker allows to run graphical desktop applications (and entire desktops) in Linux containers.

We can use yum or dnf to install x11docker on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install x11docker.

Install x11docker 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 x11docker using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install x11docker

Install x11docker 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 x11docker using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install x11docker

How To Uninstall x11docker on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the x11docker package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove x11docker

x11docker Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/x11docker
/usr/share/doc/x11docker
/usr/share/doc/x11docker/CHANGELOG.md
/usr/share/doc/x11docker/README.md
/usr/share/doc/x11docker/TODO.md
/usr/share/doc/x11docker/paper.bib
/usr/share/doc/x11docker/paper.md
/usr/share/doc/x11docker/x11docker.png
/usr/share/licenses/x11docker
/usr/share/licenses/x11docker/LICENSE.txt

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install x11docker on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.