How To Install at-spi2-atk on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install at-spi2-atk on Rocky Linux 8. at-spi2-atk is A GTK+ module that bridges ATK to D-Bus at-spi

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install at-spi2-atk on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `at-spi2-atk`

at-spi allows assistive technologies to access GTK-based applications. Essentially it exposes the internals of applications for automation, so tools such as screen readers, magnifiers, or even scripting interfaces can query and interact with GUI controls. This version of at-spi is a major break from previous versions. It has been completely rewritten to use D-Bus rather than ORBIT / CORBA for its transport protocol. This package includes a gtk-module that bridges ATK to the new D-Bus based at-spi.

We can use yum or dnf to install at-spi2-atk on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install at-spi2-atk.

Install at-spi2-atk on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install at-spi2-atk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install at-spi2-atk

Install at-spi2-atk on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install at-spi2-atk using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install at-spi2-atk

How To Uninstall at-spi2-atk on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the at-spi2-atk package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove at-spi2-atk

at-spi2-atk Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/31
/usr/lib/.build-id/31/39a36451166f9d62b7a8b2daf0d79c97c22123
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1/402eb4fa6edc6aeb1689506fa8cf7b2f708721
/usr/lib64/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/gtk-modules/at-spi2-atk.desktop
/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0
/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/modules
/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/modules/libatk-bridge.so
/usr/lib64/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0
/usr/lib64/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/at-spi2-atk
/usr/share/doc/at-spi2-atk/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/at-spi2-atk/README
/usr/share/licenses/at-spi2-atk
/usr/share/licenses/at-spi2-atk/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/36
/usr/lib/.build-id/36/3d8900a8f960b787d5aa40406fb1c1e9c3ac19
/usr/lib/.build-id/60
/usr/lib/.build-id/60/1a7d20c018780ed4cb82bb12f5937d853519fe
/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/gtk-modules/at-spi2-atk.desktop
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/modules
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/modules/libatk-bridge.so
/usr/lib/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0
/usr/lib/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/at-spi2-atk
/usr/share/doc/at-spi2-atk/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/at-spi2-atk/README
/usr/share/licenses/at-spi2-atk
/usr/share/licenses/at-spi2-atk/COPYING

References

at-spi2-atk website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install at-spi2-atk on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.