How To Install xclipboard on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xclipboard in Fedora 36. xclipboard is Utility to collect and display text selections

Introduction

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

What is `xclipboard`

xclipboard is used to collect and display text selections that are sent to the CLIPBOARD by other clients. It is typically used to save CLIPBOARD selections for later use. It stores each CLIPBOARD selection as a separate string, each of which can be selected.

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

Install xclipboard 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 xclipboard using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xclipboard

Install xclipboard 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 xclipboard using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xclipboard

How To Uninstall xclipboard on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xclipboard

xclipboard Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xclipboard
/usr/bin/xcutsel
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b/946e3a99218be13303690edbc15b52fa137766
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8/0dce254b537c3d7f1edc590fa224d96e00562e
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XClipboard
/usr/share/licenses/xclipboard
/usr/share/licenses/xclipboard/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xclipboard.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xcutsel.1.gz

References

xclipboard website

Summary

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