How To Install qstars on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install qstars in Fedora 36. qstars is A screensaver simulating planets and asteroids in space

Introduction

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

What is qstars

A screensaver which simulates planets, asteroids and ships in a moving starfield.

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

Install qstars 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 qstars using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install qstars

Install qstars 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 qstars using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install qstars

How To Uninstall qstars on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove qstars

qstars Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/qstars
/usr/bin/qstars.setup
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/11
/usr/lib/.build-id/11/367b67f5a9f9a03cbdec6f6e0094a6aebcd965
/usr/share/doc/qstars
/usr/share/doc/qstars/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/qstars/ChangeLog
/usr/share/qstars
/usr/share/qstars/asteroids
/usr/share/qstars/asteroids/asteroid1.png
/usr/share/qstars/asteroids/asteroid2.png
/usr/share/qstars/asteroids/asteroid3.png
/usr/share/qstars/galaxies
/usr/share/qstars/galaxies/blue.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/galaxies/cyan.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/galaxies/emerald.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/galaxies/mustard.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/galaxies/orange.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/galaxies/purple.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/galaxies/somered.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/galaxies/white.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets
/usr/share/qstars/planets/asteroid.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/browndwarf.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/callisto.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/darkoceans.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/earth.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/europa.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/fiery.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/ganymede.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/io.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/magic.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/mars.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/mercury.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/moon.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/mustard.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/neptune.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/night.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/phobos.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/plasma.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/pluto.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/red.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/somered.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/venus.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/planets/venussurface.jpg
/usr/share/qstars/ships
/usr/share/qstars/ships/ship1.png
/usr/share/qstars/ships/ship2.png
/usr/share/qstars/ships/ship3.png
/usr/share/qstars/ships/ship4.png
/usr/share/qstars/ships/ship5.png

References

Summary

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