How To Install xosd on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xosd in Fedora 36. xosd is On-screen display library for X

Introduction

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

What is xosd

XOSD displays text on your screen, sounds simple right? The difference is it is unmanaged and shaped, so it appears transparent. This gives the effect of an On Screen Display, like your TV/VCR etc.

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

Install xosd 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 xosd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xosd

Install xosd 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 xosd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xosd

How To Uninstall xosd on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xosd

xosd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/osd_cat
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ac
/usr/lib/.build-id/ac/d354d0717f2a616ebe0cb34aa5d96818e7461e
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1/691da916d632045edf2e68c366433adbf55a36
/usr/lib/libxosd.so.2
/usr/lib/libxosd.so.2.2.14
/usr/share/doc/xosd
/usr/share/doc/xosd/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xosd/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xosd/README
/usr/share/doc/xosd/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/xosd
/usr/share/licenses/xosd/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/osd_cat.1.gz

References

Summary

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

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Introduction

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

What is xosd

XOSD displays text on your screen, sounds simple right? The difference is it is unmanaged and shaped, so it appears transparent. This gives the effect of an On Screen Display, like your TV/VCR etc.

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

Install xosd 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 xosd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xosd

Install xosd 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 xosd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xosd

How To Uninstall xosd on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xosd

xosd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/osd_cat
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/75
/usr/lib/.build-id/75/08879638b5dfbbf723c93df1685d413e06bf83
/usr/lib/.build-id/bb
/usr/lib/.build-id/bb/47bbe9e1bf810d981d7b9824185d852649d708
/usr/lib64/libxosd.so.2
/usr/lib64/libxosd.so.2.2.14
/usr/share/doc/xosd
/usr/share/doc/xosd/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xosd/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xosd/README
/usr/share/doc/xosd/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/xosd
/usr/share/licenses/xosd/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/osd_cat.1.gz

References

Summary

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