How To Install xorg-x11-server-common on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-common in Fedora 36. xorg-x11-server-common is Xorg server common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-common on Fedora 36.

What is `xorg-x11-server-common`

Common files shared among all X servers.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-server-common on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-server-common.

Install xorg-x11-server-common 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 xorg-x11-server-common using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-server-common

Install xorg-x11-server-common 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 xorg-x11-server-common using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-server-common

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-server-common on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-server-common package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-server-common

xorg-x11-server-common Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib64/xorg/protocol.txt
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-server-common
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-server-common/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/Xserver.1.gz
/var/lib/xkb
/var/lib/xkb/README.compiled

References

xorg-x11-server-common website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-common on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).