How To Install wtype on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install wtype in Fedora 36. wtype is xdotool type for Wayland

Introduction

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

What is `wtype`

xdotool type for Wayland

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

Install wtype 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 wtype using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install wtype

Install wtype 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 wtype using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install wtype

How To Uninstall wtype on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove wtype

wtype Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/wtype
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e5
/usr/lib/.build-id/e5/460985e310ed260661e98aa430d408865522f5
/usr/share/doc/wtype
/usr/share/doc/wtype/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/wtype
/usr/share/licenses/wtype/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/wtype.1.gz

References

wtype website

Summary

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