How To Install xcb-imdkit on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcb-imdkit in Fedora 36. xcb-imdkit is Input method development support for xcb

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcb-imdkit on Fedora 36.

What is xcb-imdkit

xcb-imdkit is an implementation of xim protocol in xcb, comparing with the implementation of IMDkit with Xlib, and xim inside Xlib, it has less memory foot print, better performance, and safer on malformed client.

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

Install xcb-imdkit 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 xcb-imdkit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xcb-imdkit

Install xcb-imdkit 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 xcb-imdkit using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xcb-imdkit

How To Uninstall xcb-imdkit on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xcb-imdkit package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xcb-imdkit

xcb-imdkit Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `xcb-imdkit` on Fedora 36.

### What is `xcb-imdkit`

> xcb-imdkit is an implementation of xim protocol in xcb, comparing with the implementation of IMDkit with Xlib, and xim inside Xlib, it has less memory foot print, better performance, and safer on malformed client.  

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

## Install xcb-imdkit on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xcb-imdkit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xcb-imdkit

Install xcb-imdkit 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 xcb-imdkit using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xcb-imdkit

How To Uninstall xcb-imdkit on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xcb-imdkit package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xcb-imdkit

xcb-imdkit Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7/12bf8acb1e15721a3d33b0ac9c06d06334a028
/usr/lib64/libxcb-imdkit.so.1
/usr/lib64/libxcb-imdkit.so.1.0.3
/usr/share/doc/xcb-imdkit
/usr/share/doc/xcb-imdkit/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/xcb-imdkit
/usr/share/licenses/xcb-imdkit/LGPL-2.1-only.txt

References

Summary

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

/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/7d /usr/lib/.build-id/7d/c94f61d92c578bf0a61a77dc87db4f33496573 /usr/lib/libxcb-imdkit.so.1 /usr/lib/libxcb-imdkit.so.1.0.3 /usr/share/doc/xcb-imdkit /usr/share/doc/xcb-imdkit/README.md /usr/share/licenses/xcb-imdkit /usr/share/licenses/xcb-imdkit/LGPL-2.1-only.txt


## References

* [xcb-imdkit website](https://github.com/fcitx/xcb-imdkit)

## Summary

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