How To Install pdfpc on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfpc in Fedora 36. pdfpc is A GTK based presentation viewer application for GNU/Linux

Introduction

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

What is pdfpc

pdfpc is a GTK based presentation viewer application for GNU/Linux which uses Keynote like multi-monitor output to provide meta information to the speaker during the presentation. It is able to show a normal presentation window on one screen, while showing a more sophisticated overview on the other one providing information like a picture of the next slide, as well as the left over time till the end of the presentation. The input files processed by pdfpc are PDF documents, which can be created using nearly any of today’s presentation software.

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

Install pdfpc 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 pdfpc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pdfpc

Install pdfpc 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 pdfpc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pdfpc

How To Uninstall pdfpc on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove pdfpc

pdfpc Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/pdfpcrc
/usr/bin/pdfpc
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7/de3e5e0e88bc11f27c3eeaa7cbfaa09c4f9e0b
/usr/share/doc/pdfpc
/usr/share/doc/pdfpc/CHANGELOG.rst
/usr/share/doc/pdfpc/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/pdfpc
/usr/share/licenses/pdfpc/LICENSE.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/pdfpc.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/pdfpcrc.5.gz
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/blank.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/empty.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/eraser.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/hidden.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/highlight.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/linewidth.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/loaded.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/locked.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/move.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/notes.css
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/pause.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/pdfpc.css
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/pen.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/saved.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/settings.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/snow.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/pdfpc/spotlight.svg

References

Summary

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