How To Install xrefresh on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrefresh in Fedora 36. xrefresh is Refresh all or part of an X screen

Introduction

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

What is xrefresh

xrefresh is a simple X program that causes all or part of your screen to be repainted.

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

Install xrefresh 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 xrefresh using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xrefresh

Install xrefresh 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 xrefresh using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xrefresh

How To Uninstall xrefresh on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xrefresh

xrefresh Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xrefresh
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/43
/usr/lib/.build-id/43/7175682f9dd99fb92f5c479befa91e2fcfd517
/usr/share/doc/xrefresh
/usr/share/doc/xrefresh/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xrefresh/README
/usr/share/licenses/xrefresh
/usr/share/licenses/xrefresh/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xrefresh.1.gz

References

Summary

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