How To Install rss-glx on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install rss-glx in Fedora 36. rss-glx is Really Slick Screensavers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rss-glx on Fedora 36.

What is `rss-glx`

A port of the Really Slick Screensavers to GLX. Provides several visually impressive and graphically intensive screensavers. Note that this package contains only the display hacks themselves; you will need to install the appropriate subpackage for your desktop environment in order to use them as screensavers.

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

Install rss-glx 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 rss-glx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rss-glx

Install rss-glx 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 rss-glx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rss-glx

How To Uninstall rss-glx on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the rss-glx package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rss-glx

rss-glx Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/rss-glx-biof
/usr/bin/rss-glx-busyspheres
/usr/bin/rss-glx-colorfire
/usr/bin/rss-glx-cyclone
/usr/bin/rss-glx-drempels
/usr/bin/rss-glx-euphoria
/usr/bin/rss-glx-feedback
/usr/bin/rss-glx-fieldlines
/usr/bin/rss-glx-flocks
/usr/bin/rss-glx-flux
/usr/bin/rss-glx-helios
/usr/bin/rss-glx-hufo_smoke
/usr/bin/rss-glx-hufo_tunnel
/usr/bin/rss-glx-hyperspace
/usr/bin/rss-glx-lattice
/usr/bin/rss-glx-lorenz
/usr/bin/rss-glx-pixelcity
/usr/bin/rss-glx-plasma
/usr/bin/rss-glx-skyrocket
/usr/bin/rss-glx-solarwinds
/usr/bin/rss-glx-spirographx
/usr/bin/rss-glx-sundancer2
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/08
/usr/lib/.build-id/08/b61ab9a94e5408a424a74467bd05465f6668e1
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e/5e740d3bd09af7a2e90a2fa2422b859c38f3d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/14
/usr/lib/.build-id/14/b686bba1331a188f507accd46934acaf93c1c0
/usr/lib/.build-id/1f
/usr/lib/.build-id/1f/93668e954c5812fe3e7b945dacc5b7db6d286f
/usr/lib/.build-id/3a
/usr/lib/.build-id/3a/d066e8e3680813e8a1726f4b2bee0e7c2e3a81
/usr/lib/.build-id/3b
/usr/lib/.build-id/3b/92df71bf3dcd46ee8e739b608ac8ba2bdf4ec1
/usr/lib/.build-id/52
/usr/lib/.build-id/52/6dbe255893f0415c473d613475cd8308e0e542
/usr/lib/.build-id/58
/usr/lib/.build-id/58/0541aef333023a8f398898c839da0e8109fb03
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a/f33aa58d142145611bcd656c59973792d0d202
/usr/lib/.build-id/77
/usr/lib/.build-id/77/fe83378592bfefcffed364da3e7b44a0167acc
/usr/lib/.build-id/85
/usr/lib/.build-id/85/779af82eed7f4b1dc84fd4eb1ea00f6f60c616
/usr/lib/.build-id/86
/usr/lib/.build-id/86/31a3c03f79ecc8aa7837f9511c25c122819e9b
/usr/lib/.build-id/92
/usr/lib/.build-id/92/23f212e7bbc9b5949a87c30ba804d1f1e2e4be
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9/2b1534c838e160dff7b72e0aba4bfb4e73797c
/usr/lib/.build-id/bb
/usr/lib/.build-id/bb/a9a80955080617a91ed4881d18e8e95c11dd83
/usr/lib/.build-id/c2
/usr/lib/.build-id/c2/8f4e791b3d4112f68083a54fdbbb785e811514
/usr/lib/.build-id/c4
/usr/lib/.build-id/c4/4c068b73205f78cafb82d094c263f21ff04f22
/usr/lib/.build-id/db
/usr/lib/.build-id/db/012159f0e54d909cd58fbf6d04bd6a67d75b3e
/usr/lib/.build-id/dc
/usr/lib/.build-id/dc/16f37c2ea623a03cd970e2cf0911c335061f78
/usr/lib/.build-id/de
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/24c246b41b5d5faa1194e9ee2cd0e21b34885c
/usr/lib/.build-id/df
/usr/lib/.build-id/df/0b518701ad92f0695fe09365e9508f7a3b6670
/usr/lib/.build-id/fd
/usr/lib/.build-id/fd/d4e86355d6e3d25b6712e4ab123245251307d1
/usr/share/doc/rss-glx
/usr/share/doc/rss-glx/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/rss-glx/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/rss-glx/INSTALL
/usr/share/doc/rss-glx/README.fedora
/usr/share/doc/rss-glx/rss-glx-0.9.1-0.9.1.p.diff
/usr/share/doc/rss-glx/rss-glx-rm-matrixview.sh
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-biof.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-busyspheres.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-colorfire.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-cyclone.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-drempels.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-euphoria.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-feedback.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-fieldlines.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-flocks.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-flux.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-helios.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-hufo_smoke.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-hufo_tunnel.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-hyperspace.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-lattice.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-lorenz.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-pixelcity.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-plasma.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-skyrocket.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-solarwinds.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-spirographx.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rss-glx-sundancer2.1.gz

References

rss-glx website

Summary

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