How To Install xoo on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xoo in Fedora 36. xoo is Xoo is a graphical wrapper around xnest

Introduction

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

What is `xoo`

Xoo is a graphical wrapper around Xnest/Xephyr, the nested X server. You can make Xnest look like a particular device’s display and set up buttons on that device. This is useful for embedded developers who want to simulate a target device on their desktop machine.

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

Install xoo 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 xoo using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xoo

Install xoo 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 xoo using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xoo

How To Uninstall xoo on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xoo

xoo Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xoo
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ec
/usr/lib/.build-id/ec/2dc86276b761a0f35921192179b7d537acd0d5
/usr/share/applications/xoo.desktop
/usr/share/doc/xoo
/usr/share/doc/xoo/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xoo/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xoo/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/xoo/README
/usr/share/doc/xoo/TODO
/usr/share/pixmaps/xoo.png
/usr/share/xoo
/usr/share/xoo/Xoo.glade
/usr/share/xoo/dot.png
/usr/share/xoo/ipaq3800.png
/usr/share/xoo/ipaq3800.xml
/usr/share/xoo/ipaq4700.png
/usr/share/xoo/ipaq4700.xml
/usr/share/xoo/neo1973.png
/usr/share/xoo/neo1973.xml
/usr/share/xoo/nokia-n800.png
/usr/share/xoo/nokia-n800.xml

References

xoo website

Summary

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