How To Install x11perf on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install x11perf in Fedora 36. x11perf is X11 server performance test program

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install x11perf on Fedora 36.

What is `x11perf`

The x11perf program runs one or more performance tests and reports how fast an X server can execute the tests.

We can use yum or dnf to install x11perf on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install x11perf.

Install x11perf 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 x11perf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install x11perf

Install x11perf 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 x11perf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install x11perf

How To Uninstall x11perf on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the x11perf package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove x11perf

x11perf Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/x11perf
/usr/bin/x11perfcomp
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/83
/usr/lib/.build-id/83/b73209aaa00db52d2d326ac1195dc8b62d9898
/usr/share/X11/x11perfcomp
/usr/share/X11/x11perfcomp/Xmark
/usr/share/X11/x11perfcomp/fillblnk
/usr/share/X11/x11perfcomp/perfboth
/usr/share/X11/x11perfcomp/perfratio
/usr/share/licenses/x11perf
/usr/share/licenses/x11perf/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/Xmark.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/x11perf.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/x11perfcomp.1.gz

References

x11perf website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install x11perf on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).