How To Install feh on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install feh in Fedora 36. feh is Fast command line image viewer using Imlib2

Introduction

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

What is `feh`

feh is a versatile and fast image viewer using imlib2, the premier image file handling library. feh has many features, from simple single file viewing, to multiple file modes using a slide-show or multiple windows. feh supports the creation of montages as index prints with many user-configurable options.

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

Install feh 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 feh using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install feh

Install feh 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 feh using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install feh

How To Uninstall feh on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove feh

feh Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/feh
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/31
/usr/lib/.build-id/31/a8a4df9e005711f655d173d9dfbf39b61d6f30
/usr/share/applications/feh.desktop
/usr/share/doc/feh
/usr/share/doc/feh/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/feh/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/feh/README.md
/usr/share/doc/feh/TODO
/usr/share/doc/feh/examples
/usr/share/doc/feh/examples/buttons
/usr/share/doc/feh/examples/keys
/usr/share/doc/feh/examples/themes
/usr/share/feh
/usr/share/feh/fonts
/usr/share/feh/fonts/black.style
/usr/share/feh/fonts/menu.style
/usr/share/feh/images
/usr/share/feh/images/feh.png
/usr/share/feh/images/feh.svg
/usr/share/feh/images/menubg_default.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/feh.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/feh.svg
/usr/share/licenses/feh
/usr/share/licenses/feh/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/feh.1.gz

References

feh website

Summary

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