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

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

Introduction

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

What is xorg-x11-server-Xorg

X.org X11 is an open source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low level functionality which full fledged graphical user interfaces (GUIs) such as GNOME and KDE are designed upon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-server-Xorg

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

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
/etc/pam.d/xserver
/usr/bin/X
/usr/bin/Xorg
/usr/bin/cvt
/usr/bin/gtf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/21
/usr/lib/.build-id/21/fab42a160b77e8976823207a43df85f2dc4ddd
/usr/lib/.build-id/24
/usr/lib/.build-id/24/52663b0efa4566977b807ea8d6d48c29f3be49
/usr/lib/.build-id/29
/usr/lib/.build-id/29/d357453e4b5bd5b5b9f03d08f0fc60cee87924
/usr/lib/.build-id/3b
/usr/lib/.build-id/3b/f73bf7056c71663022347ddfcc2783be822f5d
/usr/lib/.build-id/50
/usr/lib/.build-id/50/ba489e1f0a19dffbb61a94519df503d5a37908
/usr/lib/.build-id/6f
/usr/lib/.build-id/6f/566a934b6f0c5fb01fec8c5c28a179cb2521d4
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b/607a1a1f1b3b06a8923489481a47700fbcb22f
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d/321ed41471614b6680710db464ab8f7c6b9ccf
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d/f006e08185f90620ea028a8e3ff2aba3a73b32
/usr/lib/.build-id/98
/usr/lib/.build-id/98/c85dc3eaaa65a512b54938fb413bfc946dd47f
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3/c3e95e40d8a16f67474cd3c15b8ce768c9ac3b
/usr/lib/.build-id/c6
/usr/lib/.build-id/c6/244c0a65b7ecfe94cfbf94ad83f521988b40b0
/usr/lib/.build-id/c6/343a191727d33317586b31810b6cbdc51d4722
/usr/lib/.build-id/dc
/usr/lib/.build-id/dc/39d03eedc7f8359116cfba81571f7288c3697e
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef/199db1fe211ebb1da5e15e57ce93265c721c26
/usr/lib/.build-id/ff
/usr/lib/.build-id/ff/f899d6385539d1966f5e172b7872a75a90e97f
/usr/lib64/xorg
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libexa.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libint10.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libshadow.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libshadowfb.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libvbe.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libvgahw.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
/usr/libexec/Xorg
/usr/libexec/Xorg.wrap
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-quirks.conf
/usr/share/man/man1/Xorg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/Xorg.wrap.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/cvt.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/gtf.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man4/exa.4.gz
/usr/share/man/man4/fbdevhw.4.gz
/usr/share/man/man4/modesetting.4.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/Xwrapper.config.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/xorg.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/xorg.conf.d.5.gz

References

Summary

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