How To Install libXft on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXft in Fedora 36. libXft is X.Org X11 libXft runtime library

Introduction

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

What is libXft

X.Org X11 libXft runtime library

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

Install libXft 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 libXft using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXft

Install libXft 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 libXft using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libXft

How To Uninstall libXft on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libXft

libXft Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/82
/usr/lib/.build-id/82/1fe779373cd91e2671840bd62494a36452832c
/usr/lib64/libXft.so.2
/usr/lib64/libXft.so.2.3.4
/usr/share/doc/libXft
/usr/share/doc/libXft/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libXft/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libXft/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libXft/README.md
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title: "How To Install libXft on Fedora 36"
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description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install libXft in Fedora 36. libXft is X.Org X11 libXft runtime library"
date: "2022-08-17"
lastmod: "2022-08-17"
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## Introduction

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

### What is `libXft`

> X.Org X11 libXft runtime library  

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

## Install libXft 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 libXft using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXft

Install libXft 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 libXft using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libXft

How To Uninstall libXft on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libXft

libXft Package Contents on Fedora 36

References

Summary

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

/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/31 /usr/lib/.build-id/31/35ad3d33ad47d42a295f45b21ff21670252cdb /usr/lib/libXft.so.2 /usr/lib/libXft.so.2.3.4 /usr/share/doc/libXft /usr/share/doc/libXft/AUTHORS /usr/share/doc/libXft/COPYING /usr/share/doc/libXft/ChangeLog /usr/share/doc/libXft/README.md


## References

* [libXft website](http://www.x.org)

## Summary

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