How To Install maim on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install maim in Fedora 36. maim is Command-line screen capture tool

Introduction

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

What is `maim`

maim (make image) is a screenshot utility that provides options for capturing predetermined or user selected regions of your desktop.

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

Install maim 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 maim using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install maim

Install maim 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 maim using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install maim

How To Uninstall maim on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove maim

maim Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/maim
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5b
/usr/lib/.build-id/5b/ad4df646365d21d967b9af6c8546143443e72a
/usr/share/doc/maim
/usr/share/doc/maim/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/maim
/usr/share/licenses/maim/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/maim/license.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/maim.1.gz

References

maim website

Summary

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