How To Install filedrop on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install filedrop in Fedora 36. filedrop is Drag-and-drop support for Java

Introduction

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

What is filedrop

FileDrop makes it easy to drag and drop files from the operating system to a Java program. Any java.awt.Component can be dropped onto, but only javax.swing.JComponents will indicate the drop event with a changed border.

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

Install filedrop 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 filedrop using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install filedrop

Install filedrop 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 filedrop using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install filedrop

How To Uninstall filedrop on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove filedrop

filedrop Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/filedrop
/usr/share/doc/filedrop/Example.java
/usr/share/doc/filedrop/filedrop.gif
/usr/share/doc/filedrop/files.gif
/usr/share/doc/filedrop/index.html
/usr/share/java/filedrop.jar

References

Summary

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