How To Install sxhkd on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sxhkd on Fedora 36.
What is sxhkd
sxhkd is an X daemon that reacts to input events by executing commands. Its configuration file is a series of bindings that define the associations between the input events and the commands. The format of the configuration file supports a simple notation for mapping multiple shortcuts to multiple commands in parallel.
We can use yum or dnf to install sxhkd on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sxhkd.
Install sxhkd 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 sxhkd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install sxhkd
Install sxhkd 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 sxhkd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install sxhkd
How To Uninstall sxhkd on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the sxhkd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove sxhkd
sxhkd Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/bin/sxhkd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/93
/usr/lib/.build-id/93/5fae6b222b75a2f9d2f8f84c00150af380c853
/usr/lib/systemd/system/sxhkd.service
/usr/share/doc/sxhkd
/usr/share/doc/sxhkd/README.md
/usr/share/doc/sxhkd/examples
/usr/share/doc/sxhkd/examples/background_shell
/usr/share/doc/sxhkd/examples/background_shell/profile
/usr/share/doc/sxhkd/examples/background_shell/shell
/usr/share/doc/sxhkd/examples/background_shell/sxhkdrc
/usr/share/doc/sxhkd/examples/background_shell/xinitrc
/usr/share/doc/sxhkd/examples/notification
/usr/share/doc/sxhkd/examples/notification/autostart
/usr/share/doc/sxhkd/examples/notification/pam_environment
/usr/share/doc/sxhkd/examples/notification/sxhkd_notify
/usr/share/doc/sxhkd/examples/notification/xinitrc
/usr/share/licenses/sxhkd
/usr/share/licenses/sxhkd/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/sxhkd.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sxhkd on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).