How To Install xxkb on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xxkb in Fedora 36. xxkb is Keyboard layout indicator and switcher

Introduction

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

What is xxkb

The xxkb program is a keyboard layout switcher and indicator. Unlike the programs that reload keyboard maps and use their own hot-keys, xxkb is a simple GUI for XKB (X KeyBoard extension) and just sends commands to and accepts events from XKB. That means that it will work with the existing setup of your X Server without any modifications.

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

Install xxkb 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 xxkb using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xxkb

Install xxkb 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 xxkb using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xxkb

How To Uninstall xxkb on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xxkb

xxkb Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xxkb
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7/3c2d93913486e001e03fedcc270a7735f3d5c7
/usr/lib/X11
/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XXkb
/usr/share/doc/xxkb
/usr/share/doc/xxkb/README
/usr/share/licenses/xxkb
/usr/share/licenses/xxkb/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/xxkb.1x.gz
/usr/share/xxkb
/usr/share/xxkb/bg15.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/bg48.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/by15.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/by48.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/de15.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/de48.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/en15.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/en48.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/il15.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/il48.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/ru15.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/ru48.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/su15.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/su48.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/ua15.xpm
/usr/share/xxkb/ua48.xpm

References

Summary

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