How To Install xset on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xset in Fedora 36. xset is User preference utility for X

Introduction

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

What is `xset`

This program is used to set various user preference options of the X server, including bell volume, dpms features, font paths and some settings related to the pointer.

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

Install xset 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 xset using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xset

Install xset 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 xset using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xset

How To Uninstall xset on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xset

xset Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xset
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/bc
/usr/lib/.build-id/bc/241749dcd062a239eceea852ba9e26fd085c9a
/usr/share/licenses/xset
/usr/share/licenses/xset/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xset.1.gz

References

xset website

Summary

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