How To Install xvinfo on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xvinfo in Fedora 36. xvinfo is X video extension query utility

Introduction

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

What is xvinfo

xvinfo displays information about the XVideo extension on an X server.

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

Install xvinfo 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 xvinfo using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xvinfo

Install xvinfo 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 xvinfo using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xvinfo

How To Uninstall xvinfo on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xvinfo

xvinfo Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xvinfo
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/91
/usr/lib/.build-id/91/4a15600adabcc8db17b080c75450609970206c
/usr/share/doc/xvinfo
/usr/share/doc/xvinfo/README
/usr/share/licenses/xvinfo
/usr/share/licenses/xvinfo/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xvinfo.1.gz

References

Summary

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