How To Install xwd on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xwd in Fedora 36. xwd is Dump an X window to file

Introduction

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

What is `xwd`

Xwd is an X Window System window dumping utility. Xwd allows X users to store window images in a specially formatted dump file. This file can then be read by various other X utilities for redisplay, printing, editing, formatting, archiving, image processing, etc.

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

Install xwd 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 xwd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xwd

Install xwd 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 xwd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xwd

How To Uninstall xwd on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xwd

xwd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xwd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea/4a76e3ab90033e4458fa83419031d5a6ee0829
/usr/share/licenses/xwd
/usr/share/licenses/xwd/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xwd.1.gz

References

xwd website

Summary

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