How To Install glx-utils on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install glx-utils in Fedora 36. glx-utils is GLX utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install glx-utils on Fedora 36.

What is glx-utils

The glx-utils package provides the glxinfo and glxgears utilities.

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

Install glx-utils 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 glx-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install glx-utils

Install glx-utils 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 glx-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install glx-utils

How To Uninstall glx-utils on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the glx-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove glx-utils

glx-utils Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `glx-utils` on Fedora 36.

### What is `glx-utils`

> The glx-utils package provides the glxinfo and glxgears utilities.  

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

## Install glx-utils on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install glx-utils

Install glx-utils 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 glx-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install glx-utils

How To Uninstall glx-utils on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the glx-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove glx-utils

glx-utils Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/glxgears
/usr/bin/glxinfo
/usr/bin/glxinfo32
/usr/bin/xdriinfo
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a/0c4202df43638cefa68dc08d31f1b42f774b4d.1
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a/0c4202df43638cefa68dc08d31f1b42f774b4d.2
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b/4aacf12e8bcaac710be89d43f6420ec83c9c54.1
/usr/lib/.build-id/9d/7a9debd47b60eb40979509a8b8b30d5eb0a392
/usr/share/man/man1/xdriinfo.1.gz

References

Summary

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

/usr/bin/glxgears /usr/bin/glxinfo /usr/bin/glxinfo64 /usr/bin/xdriinfo /usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/77/c3a8f4cbeaf1a437ac371234b8d78e8a812006.1 /usr/lib/.build-id/77/c3a8f4cbeaf1a437ac371234b8d78e8a812006.2 /usr/lib/.build-id/a0/8bbaed95e2945fdd16b5f468203fc07eb350ab.1 /usr/lib/.build-id/d0 /usr/lib/.build-id/d0/665f945e9949831541cb16389f109d3c3c6fb3 /usr/share/man/man1/xdriinfo.1.gz


## References

* [glx-utils website](http://www.mesa3d.org)

## Summary

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