How To Install xsel on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsel in Fedora 36. xsel is Command line clipboard and X selection tool

Introduction

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

What is `xsel`

XSel is a command line or script utility, similar to xclip, that can copy the primary and secondary X selection, or any highlighted text, to or from a file, stdin or stdout. It can also append to and delete the clipboard or buffer that you would paste with the middle mouse button.

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

Install xsel 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 xsel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xsel

Install xsel 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 xsel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xsel

How To Uninstall xsel on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xsel

xsel Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xsel
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/20
/usr/lib/.build-id/20/50cc0bed7c28e562915f2f03a3bce09cbd4355
/usr/share/doc/xsel
/usr/share/doc/xsel/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xsel/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xsel/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xsel/README
/usr/share/man/man1/xsel.1x.gz

References

xsel website

Summary

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