How To Install compface on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install compface in Fedora 36. compface is Library and tools for handling X-Face data

Introduction

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

What is compface

This is the Compface image compression and decompression library and its user tools. Compface converts 48x48 .xbm format (X bitmap) images to a compressed format that can be placed in the X-Face programs are able to display such images when opening messages.

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

Install compface 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 compface using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install compface

Install compface 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 compface using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install compface

How To Uninstall compface on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove compface

compface Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/compface
/usr/bin/uncompface
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2a
/usr/lib/.build-id/2a/a7fab425fda26c53b2326cbeaa9ef83e3d737c
/usr/lib/.build-id/49
/usr/lib/.build-id/49/d083ebb308f491297beafb39a889cfbbb32775
/usr/lib/.build-id/91
/usr/lib/.build-id/91/e361051ff0a7b0480b78f1d620f6259cce4e02
/usr/lib/libcompface.so.1
/usr/lib/libcompface.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/compface
/usr/share/doc/compface/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/compface/README
/usr/share/doc/compface/README.copyright
/usr/share/doc/compface/xbm2xface.pl
/usr/share/man/man1/compface.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/uncompface.1.gz

References

Summary

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

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Introduction

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

What is compface

This is the Compface image compression and decompression library and its user tools. Compface converts 48x48 .xbm format (X bitmap) images to a compressed format that can be placed in the X-Face programs are able to display such images when opening messages.

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

Install compface 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 compface using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install compface

Install compface 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 compface using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install compface

How To Uninstall compface on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove compface

compface Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/compface
/usr/bin/uncompface
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/02
/usr/lib/.build-id/02/835bf46c87ef9eece633c669e0a703c267dc9e
/usr/lib/.build-id/65
/usr/lib/.build-id/65/a7a07387aa532af7602b32290a5fc52701c9bd
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5/a4912cea8d760a43e390ec407cdb007f8ee881
/usr/lib64/libcompface.so.1
/usr/lib64/libcompface.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/compface
/usr/share/doc/compface/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/compface/README
/usr/share/doc/compface/README.copyright
/usr/share/doc/compface/xbm2xface.pl
/usr/share/man/man1/compface.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/uncompface.1.gz

References

Summary

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