How To Install xmag on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmag in Fedora 36. xmag is Display a magnified snapshot of an X11 screen

Introduction

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

What is `xmag`

xmag displays a magnified snapshot of a portion of an X11 screen.

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

Install xmag 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 xmag using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xmag

Install xmag 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 xmag using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xmag

How To Uninstall xmag on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xmag

xmag Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xmag
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca/445bb6fc3326739f1aaaba9b7cb08d06c5a9a7
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Xmag
/usr/share/licenses/xmag
/usr/share/licenses/xmag/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xmag.1.gz

References

xmag website

Summary

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