How To Install Xaw3d on Fedora 34

Xaw3d is A version of the MIT Athena widget set for X A version of the MIT Athena widget set for X

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install Xaw3d on Fedora 34.

What is `Xaw3d`

Xaw3d is an enhanced version of the MIT Athena Widget set for the X Window System. Xaw3d adds a three-dimensional look to applications with minimal or no source code changes. You should install Xaw3d if you are using applications which incorporate the MIT Athena widget set and you’d like to incorporate a 3D look into those applications. Xaw3d 1.6.3 5.fc34 x86_64 185 k Xaw3d-1.6.3-5.fc34.src.rpm fedora A version of the MIT Athena widget set for X http MIT Xaw3d is an enhanced version of the MIT Athena Widget set for the X Window System. Xaw3d adds a three-dimensional look to applications with minimal or no source code changes. You should install Xaw3d if you are using applications which incorporate the MIT Athena widget set and you’d like to incorporate a 3D look into those applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install Xaw3d on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install Xaw3d.

Install Xaw3d 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 Xaw3d using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install Xaw3d

Install Xaw3d 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 Xaw3d using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install Xaw3d

How To Uninstall Xaw3d on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the Xaw3d package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove Xaw3d

Xaw3d Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/41
/usr/lib/.build-id/41/a82221537a3dcfd80930369622c26a8492be7c
/usr/lib64/libXaw3d.so.8
/usr/lib64/libXaw3d.so.8.0.0
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/README
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/README.XAW3D
/usr/share/licenses/Xaw3d
/usr/share/licenses/Xaw3d/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/42
/usr/lib/.build-id/42/75e5c2cbdc70465499f0e1ee86e3a7799857dd
/usr/lib/libXaw3d.so.8
/usr/lib/libXaw3d.so.8.0.0
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/README
/usr/share/doc/Xaw3d/README.XAW3D
/usr/share/licenses/Xaw3d
/usr/share/licenses/Xaw3d/COPYING

References

[Xaw3d website](http://xorg.freedesktop.org/ http://xorg.freedesktop.org/)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install Xaw3d on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.