How To Install tmux on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install tmux in Fedora 36. tmux is A terminal multiplexer

Introduction

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

What is `tmux`

tmux is a “terminal multiplexer.” It enables a number of terminals (or windows) to be accessed and controlled from a single terminal. tmux is intended to be a simple, modern, BSD-licensed alternative to programs such as GNU Screen.

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

Install tmux 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 tmux using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tmux

Install tmux 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 tmux using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tmux

How To Uninstall tmux on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove tmux

tmux Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/tmux
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/40
/usr/lib/.build-id/40/a8a011f43c9fe880601f2265f881603ac41331
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/tmux
/usr/share/doc/tmux
/usr/share/doc/tmux/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/tmux/example_tmux.conf
/usr/share/man/man1/tmux.1.gz

References

tmux website

Summary

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