How To Install xsetroot on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsetroot in Fedora 36. xsetroot is Root window parameter setting utility for X

Introduction

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

What is xsetroot

The xsetroot program allows you to tailor the appearance of the background window of an X server.

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

Install xsetroot 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 xsetroot using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xsetroot

Install xsetroot 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 xsetroot using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xsetroot

How To Uninstall xsetroot on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xsetroot

xsetroot Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xsetroot
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f/d2e791db9740f19b2cac53f5a00fd0e700ff0c
/usr/share/licenses/xsetroot
/usr/share/licenses/xsetroot/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xsetroot.1.gz

References

Summary

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