How To Install Xaw3d-devel on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install Xaw3d-devel on CentOS 8.
What is Xaw3d-devel
Xaw3d is an enhanced version of the MIT Athena widget set for the X Window System. Xaw3d adds a three-dimensional look to those applications with minimal or no source code changes. Xaw3d-devel includes the header files and libraries for developing programs that take full advantage of Xaw3d’s features. You should install Xaw3d-devel if you are going to develop applications using the Xaw3d widget set. You’ll also need to install the Xaw3d package. Xaw3d is an enhanced version of the MIT Athena widget set for the X Window System. Xaw3d adds a three-dimensional look to those applications with minimal or no source code changes. Xaw3d-devel includes the header files and libraries for developing programs that take full advantage of Xaw3d’s features. You should install Xaw3d-devel if you are going to develop applications using the Xaw3d widget set. You’ll also need to install the Xaw3d package.
We can use yum or dnf to install Xaw3d-devel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install Xaw3d-devel.
Install Xaw3d-devel on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install Xaw3d-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install Xaw3d-devel
Install Xaw3d-devel on CentOS 8 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install Xaw3d-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install Xaw3d-devel
How To Uninstall Xaw3d-devel on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the Xaw3d-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove Xaw3d-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install Xaw3d-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.