How To Install xournal on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xournal in Fedora 36. xournal is Notetaking, sketching, PDF annotation and general journal

Introduction

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

What is `xournal`

Xournal is an application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal and annotating PDFs. Xournal aims to provide superior graphical quality (subpixel resolution) and overall functionality.

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

Install xournal 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 xournal using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xournal

Install xournal 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 xournal using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xournal

How To Uninstall xournal on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xournal

xournal Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xournal
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/47
/usr/lib/.build-id/47/29256fc3d41479805c3b428aa5e2cf426782dd
/usr/share/applications/xournal.desktop
/usr/share/doc/xournal
/usr/share/doc/xournal/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xournal/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xournal/ChangeLog
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/xournal.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/mimetypes/application-x-xoj.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/mimetypes/gnome-mime-application-x-xoj.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/xournal.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/mimetypes/application-x-xoj.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/mimetypes/gnome-mime-application-x-xoj.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/xournal.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/mimetypes/application-x-xoj.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/mimetypes/gnome-mime-application-x-xoj.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/xournal.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/mimetypes/application-x-xoj.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/mimetypes/gnome-mime-application-x-xoj.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/xournal.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/mimetypes/application-x-xoj.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/mimetypes/gnome-mime-application-x-xoj.png
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/xournal.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/xournal.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/xournal.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/xournal.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/xournal.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/xournal.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/xournal.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/xournal.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/xournal.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/xournal.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/xournal.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/xournal.mo
/usr/share/mime/packages/xournal.xml
/usr/share/mimelnk/application/x-xoj.desktop
/usr/share/pixmaps/xournal.png
/usr/share/xournal
/usr/share/xournal/html-doc
/usr/share/xournal/html-doc/manual.html
/usr/share/xournal/html-doc/pixmaps
/usr/share/xournal/html-doc/screenshot.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/black.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/blue.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/default-pen.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/eraser.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/fullscreen.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/gray.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/green.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/hand.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/highlighter.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/lasso.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/lightblue.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/lightgreen.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/magenta.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/medium.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/orange.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/pencil.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/rect-select.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/recycled.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/red.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/ruler.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/shapes.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/stretch.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/text-tool.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/thick.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/thin.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/white.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/xoj.svg
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/xournal.png
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/xournal.svg
/usr/share/xournal/pixmaps/yellow.png

References

xournal website

Summary

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