How To Install libxdg-basedir on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdg-basedir
on Fedora 36.
What is libxdg-basedir
The XDG Base Directory Specification defines where should user files be looked for by defining one or more base directories relative in with they should be located. This library implements functions to list the directories according to the specification and provides a few higher-level functions.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install libxdg-basedir
on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libxdg-basedir.
Install libxdg-basedir 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 libxdg-basedir
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libxdg-basedir
Install libxdg-basedir 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 libxdg-basedir
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libxdg-basedir
How To Uninstall libxdg-basedir on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the libxdg-basedir
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libxdg-basedir
libxdg-basedir Package Contents on Fedora 36
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title: "How To Install libxdg-basedir on Fedora 36"
linkTitle: "libxdg-basedir"
type: "docs"
description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdg-basedir in Fedora 36. libxdg-basedir is Implementation of the XDG Base Directory Specifications"
date: "2022-08-17"
lastmod: "2022-08-17"
#image: /images/fedora/36/libxdg-basedir-featured.png
---
## Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install `libxdg-basedir` on Fedora 36.
### What is `libxdg-basedir`
> The XDG Base Directory Specification defines where should user files be looked for by defining one or more base directories relative in with they should be located. This library implements functions to list the directories according to the specification and provides a few higher-level functions.
We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `libxdg-basedir` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libxdg-basedir.
## Install libxdg-basedir 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 libxdg-basedir
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libxdg-basedir
Install libxdg-basedir 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 libxdg-basedir
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libxdg-basedir
How To Uninstall libxdg-basedir on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the libxdg-basedir
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libxdg-basedir
libxdg-basedir Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8/dc4517dbdc9955e71715e9e68ecbf1c45676df
/usr/lib64/libxdg-basedir.so.1
/usr/lib64/libxdg-basedir.so.1.2.0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdg-basedir
on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/fd /usr/lib/.build-id/fd/178967a6ce14d3b51883569c9d1eb6df493b1e /usr/lib/libxdg-basedir.so.1 /usr/lib/libxdg-basedir.so.1.2.0
## References
* [libxdg-basedir website](https://github.com/devnev/libxdg-basedir)
## Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install `libxdg-basedir` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).