How To Install gv on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install gv in Fedora 36. gv is A X front-end for the Ghostscript PostScript(TM) interpreter

Introduction

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

What is `gv`

GNU gv is a user interface for the Ghostscript PostScript(TM) interpreter. Gv can display PostScript and PDF documents on an X Window System.

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

Install gv 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 gv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gv

Install gv 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 gv using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gv

How To Uninstall gv on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove gv

gv Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/ghostview
/usr/bin/gv
/usr/bin/gv-update-userconfig
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/13
/usr/lib/.build-id/13/7dbd352e691ba49a6e2537dc7d526e488e23b4
/usr/lib/.build-id/13/7dbd352e691ba49a6e2537dc7d526e488e23b4.1
/usr/share/applications/gv.desktop
/usr/share/doc/gv
/usr/share/doc/gv/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/gv/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/gv/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/gv/README
/usr/share/gv
/usr/share/gv/GV
/usr/share/gv/gv_system.ad
/usr/share/gv/safe-gs-workdir
/usr/share/info/gv.info.gz
/usr/share/licenses/gv
/usr/share/licenses/gv/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/gv-update-userconfig.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/gv.1.gz
/usr/share/pixmaps/gv.png

References

gv website

Summary

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