How To Install xmbdfed on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmbdfed in Fedora 36. xmbdfed is Bitmap Font Editor

Introduction

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

What is `xmbdfed`

The XmBDFEditor lets you interactively create new bitmap font files or modify existing ones. It allows editing multiple fonts and multiple glyphs, it allows cut and paste operations between fonts and glyphs and editing font properties. The editor works natively with BDF fonts.

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

Install xmbdfed 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 xmbdfed using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xmbdfed

Install xmbdfed 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 xmbdfed using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xmbdfed

How To Uninstall xmbdfed on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xmbdfed

xmbdfed Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xmbdfed
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/90
/usr/lib/.build-id/90/27274d759e92acd1d7671243cb151e5f952b28
/usr/share/applications/xmbdfed.desktop
/usr/share/doc/xmbdfed
/usr/share/doc/xmbdfed/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/xmbdfed/COPYRIGHTS
/usr/share/doc/xmbdfed/README
/usr/share/doc/xmbdfed/xmbdfedrc
/usr/share/man/man1/xmbdfed.man.gz
/usr/share/pixmaps/xmbdfed.png

References

xmbdfed website

Summary

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