How To Install apvlv on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install apvlv in Fedora 36. apvlv is PDF viewer which behaves like Vim

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apvlv on Fedora 36.

What is `apvlv`

apvlv is a GTK2 PDF and DjVu viewer with a vim look-and-feel. It can also browse through directories of such documents.

We can use yum or dnf to install apvlv on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install apvlv.

Install apvlv on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install apvlv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install apvlv

Install apvlv on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install apvlv using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install apvlv

How To Uninstall apvlv on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove apvlv

apvlv Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/apvlvrc
/usr/bin/apvlv
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/17
/usr/lib/.build-id/17/373d80f9e7f2d4011979781666fc8c8a6ee479
/usr/share/applications/apvlv.desktop
/usr/share/doc/apvlv
/usr/share/doc/apvlv/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/apvlv/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/apvlv/README
/usr/share/doc/apvlv/Startup.pdf
/usr/share/doc/apvlv/Startup.tex
/usr/share/doc/apvlv/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/apvlv/TODO
/usr/share/doc/apvlv/apvlvrc.example
/usr/share/doc/apvlv/icons
/usr/share/doc/apvlv/icons/dir.png
/usr/share/doc/apvlv/icons/pdf.png
/usr/share/doc/apvlv/icons/reg.png
/usr/share/doc/apvlv/main_menubar.glade
/usr/share/man/man1/apvlv.1.gz

References

apvlv website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apvlv on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).