How To Install xmobar on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmobar in Fedora 36. xmobar is A minimalistic text-based status bar

Introduction

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

What is xmobar

Xmobar is a minimalistic text based status bar. Inspired by the Ion3 status bar, it supports similar features, like dynamic color management, output templates, and extensibility through plugins.

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

Install xmobar 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 xmobar using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xmobar

Install xmobar 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 xmobar using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xmobar

How To Uninstall xmobar on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xmobar

xmobar Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xmobar
/usr/bin/xmonadpropwrite
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0f
/usr/lib/.build-id/0f/6c0dc0223dd098d97ccc403e4f5e1f759265d0
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3/420d5ec4f500e6b21085f288f4cda1935cb4da
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3/420d5ec4f500e6b21085f288f4cda1935cb4da.1
/usr/share/applications/xmobar.desktop
/usr/share/doc/xmobar
/usr/share/doc/xmobar/changelog.md
/usr/share/doc/xmobar/examples
/usr/share/doc/xmobar/examples/padding-icon.sh
/usr/share/doc/xmobar/examples/xmobar.config
/usr/share/doc/xmobar/examples/xmobar.hs
/usr/share/doc/xmobar/examples/xmonadpropwrite
/usr/share/doc/xmobar/examples/xmonadpropwrite.hi
/usr/share/doc/xmobar/examples/xmonadpropwrite.hs
/usr/share/doc/xmobar/examples/xmonadpropwrite.o
/usr/share/doc/xmobar/readme.org
/usr/share/doc/xmobar/xmobar.config
/usr/share/licenses/xmobar
/usr/share/licenses/xmobar/license

References

Summary

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