How To Install xinput on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xinput in Fedora 36. xinput is Utility to query X Input devices

Introduction

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

What is `xinput`

xinput is a commandline utility to query and configure X11 X Input Extension devices. It is commonly used to change driver properties at runtime.

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

Install xinput 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 xinput using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xinput

Install xinput 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 xinput using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xinput

How To Uninstall xinput on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xinput

xinput Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xinput
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a9
/usr/lib/.build-id/a9/fda87d3923482ac38b01b3fe31c42dd5bbc3e6
/usr/share/licenses/xinput
/usr/share/licenses/xinput/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xinput.1.gz

References

xinput website

Summary

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