How To Install colord on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install colord in Fedora 36. colord is Color daemon

Introduction

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

What is `colord`

colord is a low level system activated daemon that maps color devices to color profiles in the system context.

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

Install colord 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 colord using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install colord

Install colord 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 colord using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install colord

How To Uninstall colord on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove colord

colord Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/cd-create-profile
/usr/bin/cd-fix-profile
/usr/bin/cd-iccdump
/usr/bin/cd-it8
/usr/bin/colormgr
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/48
/usr/lib/.build-id/48/0a9fa5d1c328b99a618dc7c472a6524a0ac96b
/usr/lib/.build-id/55
/usr/lib/.build-id/55/6456968bfb0b531f07a5a6338abce5d9f36e5b
/usr/lib/.build-id/6c
/usr/lib/.build-id/6c/ffcb5171f9422965ce694b317d19e178f9211d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d/f1cb1d1a1b4248a04c2ff86c8720d8f5593fcf
/usr/lib/.build-id/72
/usr/lib/.build-id/72/f581b98520d002ff7e790055ff471f97e4ae1f
/usr/lib/.build-id/73
/usr/lib/.build-id/73/56773304f7ba8cc0e940e9eafdae60360fef57
/usr/lib/.build-id/7f
/usr/lib/.build-id/7f/8f8b4c60ef62dcc84515a18ed072d694746051
/usr/lib/.build-id/94
/usr/lib/.build-id/94/7c2fce51913f3977a2944c5624d137d742be4c
/usr/lib/.build-id/9f
/usr/lib/.build-id/9f/f7d54b040694acd6c726b10ffd1070a68d3c3f
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5/56bdc67253d643385297f46f99c9d997534b3a
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca/5a23962af8a1c5f5aa6728518b29ef0aaeadb0
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed/d83043eab76d7eb5118ca70cc4b76eaf710966
/usr/lib/.build-id/f3
/usr/lib/.build-id/f3/c81e2e143bbaff74a64dd0ac409827a7c3df39
/usr/lib/.build-id/fd
/usr/lib/.build-id/fd/f41860b5f3655c07e5615f8c37494d7314ab81
/usr/lib/systemd/system/colord.service
/usr/lib/systemd/user/colord-session.service
/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/colord.conf
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/69-cd-sensors.rules
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/95-cd-devices.rules
/usr/lib64/colord-plugins
/usr/lib64/colord-plugins/libcolord_sensor_camera.so
/usr/lib64/colord-plugins/libcolord_sensor_scanner.so
/usr/lib64/colord-sensors
/usr/lib64/colord-sensors/libcolord_sensor_argyll.so
/usr/lib64/colord-sensors/libcolord_sensor_colorhug.so
/usr/lib64/colord-sensors/libcolord_sensor_dtp94.so
/usr/lib64/colord-sensors/libcolord_sensor_dummy.so
/usr/lib64/colord-sensors/libcolord_sensor_huey.so
/usr/libexec/colord
/usr/libexec/colord-session
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/colormgr
/usr/share/color/icc/colord
/usr/share/color/icc/colord/AdobeRGB1998.icc
/usr/share/color/icc/colord/Bluish.icc
/usr/share/color/icc/colord/ProPhotoRGB.icc
/usr/share/color/icc/colord/Rec709.icc
/usr/share/color/icc/colord/SMPTE-C-RGB.icc
/usr/share/color/icc/colord/sRGB.icc
/usr/share/color/icc/colord/x11-colors.icc
/usr/share/colord
/usr/share/colord/cmf
/usr/share/colord/cmf/CIE1931-2deg-XYZ.cmf
/usr/share/colord/cmf/CIE1964-10deg-XYZ.cmf
/usr/share/colord/icons
/usr/share/colord/icons/color-munki-photo-ambient.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/color-munki-photo-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/color-munki-photo-calibrate.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/color-munki-photo-projector.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/color-munki-photo-screen.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/color-munki-smile-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/colorhug-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/colorhug2-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/dtp94-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/hcfr-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/huey-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/i1-display3-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/i1-monitor-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/i1-pro-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/spyder2-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/spyder3-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/spyder4-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/icons/spyder5-attach.svg
/usr/share/colord/illuminant
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-A.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-B.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-C.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-D50.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-D55.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-D65.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-D93.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-E.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-F1.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-F10.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-F11.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-F12.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-F2.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-F3.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-F4.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-F5.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-F6.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-F7.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-F8.sp
/usr/share/colord/illuminant/CIE-F9.sp
/usr/share/colord/ref
/usr/share/colord/ref/CIE-1986-daylight-SPD.cmf
/usr/share/colord/ref/CIE-TCS.sp
/usr/share/colord/ti1
/usr/share/colord/ti1/display-long.ti1
/usr/share/colord/ti1/display-normal.ti1
/usr/share/colord/ti1/display-short.ti1
/usr/share/colord/ti1/printer-long.ti1
/usr/share/colord/ti1/printer-normal.ti1
/usr/share/colord/ti1/printer-short.ti1
/usr/share/dbus-1/interfaces/org.freedesktop.ColorHelper.xml
/usr/share/dbus-1/interfaces/org.freedesktop.ColorManager.Device.xml
/usr/share/dbus-1/interfaces/org.freedesktop.ColorManager.Profile.xml
/usr/share/dbus-1/interfaces/org.freedesktop.ColorManager.Sensor.xml
/usr/share/dbus-1/interfaces/org.freedesktop.ColorManager.xml
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.ColorHelper.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.ColorManager.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/system.d/org.freedesktop.ColorManager.conf
/usr/share/doc/colord
/usr/share/doc/colord/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/colord/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/colord/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/colord/README.md
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.freedesktop.ColorHelper.gschema.xml
/usr/share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn_IN/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/fur/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/gu/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/kn/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/oc/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/or/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/ta/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/cd-create-profile.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/cd-fix-profile.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/cd-it8.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/colormgr.1.gz
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.color.policy
/var/lib/colord
/var/lib/colord/icc
/var/lib/colord/mapping.db
/var/lib/colord/storage.db

References

colord website

Summary

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