How To Install xvkbd on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xvkbd in Fedora 36. xvkbd is Virtual Keyboard for X Window System

Introduction

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

What is xvkbd

xvkbd is a virtual (graphical) keyboard program for X Window System which provides facility to enter characters onto other clients (software) by clicking on a keyboard displayed on the screen. This may be used for systems without a hardware keyboard such as kiosk terminals or hand-held devices. This program also has facility to send characters specified as the command line option to another client.

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

Install xvkbd 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 xvkbd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xvkbd

Install xvkbd 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 xvkbd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xvkbd

How To Uninstall xvkbd on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xvkbd

xvkbd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xvkbd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/29
/usr/lib/.build-id/29/6e4796d8595d6cfc57c2a11bb026d3d511a923
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-belgian
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-common
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-danish
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-fitaly
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-french
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-french2
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-german
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-greek
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-hebrew
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-icelandic
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-italian
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-jisx6002
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-jisx6004
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-korean
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-latin1
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-norwegian
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-portuguese
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-russian
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-slovene
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-small
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-spanish
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-strip
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-swedish
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-swissgerman
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-turkish
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-turkishF
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-uk
/usr/share/X11/words.english
/usr/share/applications/xvkbd.desktop
/usr/share/doc/xvkbd
/usr/share/doc/xvkbd/README
/usr/share/man/man1/xvkbd.1x.gz
/usr/share/pixmaps/xvkbd.png

References

Summary

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