How To Install groff-x11 on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install groff-x11 on CentOS 7.
What is groff-x11
The groff-x11 package contains the parts of the groff text processor package that require X Windows System. These include gxditview (display groff intermediate output files on X Window System display) and xtotroff (converts X font metrics into groff font metrics).
We can use yum or dnf to install groff-x11 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install groff-x11.
Install groff-x11 on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install groff-x11 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install groff-x11
Install groff-x11 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 groff-x11 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install groff-x11
How To Uninstall groff-x11 on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the groff-x11 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove groff-x11
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install groff-x11 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.