How To Install compat-libxcb on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-libxcb on CentOS 7.
What is compat-libxcb
The X protocol C-language Binding (XCB) is a replacement for Xlib featuring a small footprint, latency hiding, direct access to the protocol, improved threading support, and extensibility. The X protocol C-language Binding (XCB) is a replacement for Xlib featuring a small footprint, latency hiding, direct access to the protocol, improved threading support, and extensibility.
We can use yum or dnf to install compat-libxcb on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install compat-libxcb.
Install compat-libxcb on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install compat-libxcb using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install compat-libxcb
Install compat-libxcb on CentOS 7 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 compat-libxcb using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install compat-libxcb
How To Uninstall compat-libxcb on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the compat-libxcb package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove compat-libxcb
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-libxcb on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
