How To Install vttest on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install vttest in Fedora 36. vttest is test VT100-type terminal

Introduction

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

What is `vttest`

Vttest is a program designed to test the functionality of a VT100 terminal (or emulator thereof). It tests both display (escape sequence handling) and keyboard. The program is menu-driven and contains full on-line operating instructions. To run a given menu-item, you must enter its number. You can run all menu-items (for a given level) by entering an asterisk, i.e, `*'.

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

Install vttest 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 vttest using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vttest

Install vttest 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 vttest using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vttest

How To Uninstall vttest on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove vttest

vttest Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/vttest
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/af
/usr/lib/.build-id/af/7717af34bde186802a1d4f001c82b97068e9a0
/usr/share/doc/vttest
/usr/share/doc/vttest/BUGS
/usr/share/doc/vttest/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/vttest/MANIFEST
/usr/share/doc/vttest/README
/usr/share/licenses/vttest
/usr/share/licenses/vttest/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/vttest.1.gz

References

vttest website

Summary

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