How To Install xev on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xev in Fedora 36. xev is X Event utility

Introduction

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

What is `xev`

xev displays the X11 protocol events sent to a given window.

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

Install xev 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 xev using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xev

Install xev 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 xev using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xev

How To Uninstall xev on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xev

xev Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xev
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c/1d3cb45df3b808e81d100bd202ac9f18a8df27
/usr/share/doc/xev
/usr/share/doc/xev/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/xev
/usr/share/licenses/xev/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xev.1.gz

References

xev website

Summary

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