How To Install byobu on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install byobu on Rocky Linux 8. byobu is Light-weight, configurable window manager built upon GNU screen

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install byobu on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `byobu`

Byobu is a Japanese term for decorative, multi-panel screens that serve as folding room dividers. As an open source project, Byobu is an elegant enhancement of the otherwise functional, plain, practical GNU Screen. Byobu includes an enhanced profile and configuration utilities for the GNU screen window manager, such as toggle-able system status notifications.

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

Install byobu 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 byobu using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install byobu

Install byobu 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 byobu using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install byobu

How To Uninstall byobu on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove byobu

byobu Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/byobu
/etc/byobu/backend
/etc/byobu/socketdir
/usr/bin/byobu
/usr/bin/byobu-config
/usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a
/usr/bin/byobu-disable
/usr/bin/byobu-disable-prompt
/usr/bin/byobu-enable
/usr/bin/byobu-enable-prompt
/usr/bin/byobu-export
/usr/bin/byobu-janitor
/usr/bin/byobu-keybindings
/usr/bin/byobu-launch
/usr/bin/byobu-launcher
/usr/bin/byobu-launcher-install
/usr/bin/byobu-launcher-uninstall
/usr/bin/byobu-layout
/usr/bin/byobu-prompt
/usr/bin/byobu-quiet
/usr/bin/byobu-reconnect-sockets
/usr/bin/byobu-screen
/usr/bin/byobu-select-backend
/usr/bin/byobu-select-profile
/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
/usr/bin/byobu-shell
/usr/bin/byobu-silent
/usr/bin/byobu-status
/usr/bin/byobu-status-detail
/usr/bin/byobu-tmux
/usr/bin/byobu-ugraph
/usr/bin/byobu-ulevel
/usr/bin/col1
/usr/bin/ctail
/usr/bin/manifest
/usr/bin/purge-old-kernels
/usr/bin/wifi-status
/usr/libexec/byobu
/usr/libexec/byobu/arch
/usr/libexec/byobu/battery
/usr/libexec/byobu/color
/usr/libexec/byobu/cpu_count
/usr/libexec/byobu/cpu_freq
/usr/libexec/byobu/cpu_temp
/usr/libexec/byobu/custom
/usr/libexec/byobu/date
/usr/libexec/byobu/disk
/usr/libexec/byobu/disk_io
/usr/libexec/byobu/distro
/usr/libexec/byobu/entropy
/usr/libexec/byobu/fan_speed
/usr/libexec/byobu/hostname
/usr/libexec/byobu/include
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/colors
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/common
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/config.py
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/constants
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/cycle-status
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/dirs
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/icons
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/mondrian
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/notify_osd
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/select-session.py
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/shutil
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/tmux-detach-all-but-current-client
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/tmux-send-command-to-all-panes
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/tmux-send-command-to-all-windows
/usr/libexec/byobu/include/toggle-utf8
/usr/libexec/byobu/ip_address
/usr/libexec/byobu/load_average
/usr/libexec/byobu/logo
/usr/libexec/byobu/mail
/usr/libexec/byobu/memory
/usr/libexec/byobu/menu
/usr/libexec/byobu/network
/usr/libexec/byobu/processes
/usr/libexec/byobu/raid
/usr/libexec/byobu/reboot_required
/usr/libexec/byobu/release
/usr/libexec/byobu/services
/usr/libexec/byobu/session
/usr/libexec/byobu/swap
/usr/libexec/byobu/time
/usr/libexec/byobu/time_binary
/usr/libexec/byobu/time_utc
/usr/libexec/byobu/trash
/usr/libexec/byobu/updates_available
/usr/libexec/byobu/uptime
/usr/libexec/byobu/users
/usr/libexec/byobu/whoami
/usr/libexec/byobu/wifi_quality
/usr/share/applications/byobu.desktop
/usr/share/byobu
/usr/share/byobu/desktop
/usr/share/byobu/desktop/byobu.desktop
/usr/share/byobu/desktop/byobu.desktop.old
/usr/share/byobu/keybindings
/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/common
/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys
/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys.screen
/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys.screen.disable
/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys.tmux
/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys.tmux.disable
/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/mouse.tmux.disable
/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/mouse.tmux.enable
/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/none
/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/tmux-screen-keys.conf
/usr/share/byobu/pixmaps
/usr/share/byobu/pixmaps/byobu.svg
/usr/share/byobu/profiles
/usr/share/byobu/profiles/NONE
/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc
/usr/share/byobu/profiles/byoburc
/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common
/usr/share/byobu/profiles/dircolors
/usr/share/byobu/profiles/screenrc
/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux
/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmuxrc
/usr/share/byobu/status
/usr/share/byobu/status/status
/usr/share/byobu/status/statusrc
/usr/share/byobu/tests
/usr/share/byobu/tests/byobu-time-notifications
/usr/share/byobu/windows
/usr/share/byobu/windows/common
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/us.kirkland.terminals.byobu.service
/usr/share/doc/byobu
/usr/share/doc/byobu/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/byobu/help.screen.txt
/usr/share/doc/byobu/help.tmux.txt
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/byobu.svg
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/la/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/byobu.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-config.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-ctrl-a.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-disable-prompt.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-disable.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-enable-prompt.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-enable.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-export.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-janitor.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-keybindings.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-launch.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-launcher-install.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-launcher-uninstall.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-launcher.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-layout.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-prompt.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-quiet.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-reconnect-sockets.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-screen.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-select-backend.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-select-profile.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-select-session.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-shell.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-silent.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-status-detail.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-status.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-tmux.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-ugraph.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-ulevel.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/col1.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ctail.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/manifest.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/purge-old-kernels.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/wifi-status.1.gz

References

byobu website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install byobu on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.