How To Install xorg-x11-xdm on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-xdm in Fedora 36. xorg-x11-xdm is X.Org X11 xdm - X Display Manager

Introduction

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

What is xorg-x11-xdm

X.Org X11 xdm - X Display Manager

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

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

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-xdm

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

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-xdm

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-xdm on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-xdm

xorg-x11-xdm Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/X11/xdm
/etc/X11/xdm/GiveConsole
/etc/X11/xdm/TakeConsole
/etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess
/etc/X11/xdm/Xreset
/etc/X11/xdm/Xresources
/etc/X11/xdm/Xservers
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
/etc/X11/xdm/Xstartup
/etc/X11/xdm/Xwilling
/etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config
/etc/pam.d/xdm
/usr/bin/xdm
/usr/bin/xdmshell
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0f
/usr/lib/.build-id/0f/250e68886692967a9041c866f5c210dc9c3bce
/usr/lib/.build-id/62
/usr/lib/.build-id/62/b5ef11aabd40c6ebc826d00a50f866cf2e5ba0
/usr/lib/.build-id/87
/usr/lib/.build-id/87/27628ac9a7f06ef0004d38dabaa851c2529c05
/usr/lib/.build-id/bd
/usr/lib/.build-id/bd/0d84643cc0fe998fa73f1a165f46c6d14ec0d8
/usr/lib/systemd/system/xdm.service
/usr/libexec/chooser
/usr/libexec/libXdmGreet.so
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Chooser
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-xdm
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-xdm/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-xdm/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-xdm/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-xdm/README
/usr/share/man/man1/xdm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xdmshell.1.gz
/usr/share/xdm
/usr/share/xdm/pixmaps
/usr/share/xdm/pixmaps/xorg-bw.xpm
/usr/share/xdm/pixmaps/xorg.xpm
/var/lib/xdm

References

Summary

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