How To Install pidgin-libnotify on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-libnotify in Fedora 36. pidgin-libnotify is Libnotify Pidgin plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-libnotify on Fedora 36.

What is pidgin-libnotify

This is a plugin for the open-source Pidgin instant messaging client that uses libnotify to display graphic notifications of new messages and other events such as a buddy signing on or off.

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

Install pidgin-libnotify 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 pidgin-libnotify using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pidgin-libnotify

Install pidgin-libnotify 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 pidgin-libnotify using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pidgin-libnotify

How To Uninstall pidgin-libnotify on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the pidgin-libnotify package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pidgin-libnotify

pidgin-libnotify Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6e
/usr/lib/.build-id/6e/3b2b83827ffcdbce2b446c132816e5cd58e182
/usr/lib64/purple-2/pidgin-libnotify.so
/usr/share/appdata/pidgin-libnotify.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/doc/pidgin-libnotify
/usr/share/doc/pidgin-libnotify/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pidgin-libnotify/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/pidgin-libnotify/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/pidgin-libnotify/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/pidgin-libnotify/TODO
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin-libnotify.mo

References

Summary

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