How To Install xgrav on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xgrav in Fedora 36. xgrav is A simple physics simulation for a large number of particles

Introduction

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

What is `xgrav`

X-Grav simulates the effect of gravity, collisions, heat dissipation and a simple chemical reaction. The simulation is in no way meant to be realistic but rather a toy with which you can create stars, planets and even simple solar systems.

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

Install xgrav 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 xgrav using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xgrav

Install xgrav 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 xgrav using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xgrav

How To Uninstall xgrav on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xgrav

xgrav Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xgrav
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/17
/usr/lib/.build-id/17/f94a616f7fd356e5fbc91058d51f5bcce44711
/usr/share/applications/xgrav.desktop
/usr/share/doc/xgrav
/usr/share/doc/xgrav/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xgrav/README
/usr/share/doc/xgrav/README.html
/usr/share/doc/xgrav/TODO
/usr/share/doc/xgrav/VERSION
/usr/share/doc/xgrav/documentation.html
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/xgrav.png
/usr/share/xgrav
/usr/share/xgrav/example1.g
/usr/share/xgrav/example2.g

References

xgrav website

Summary

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