How To Install gxkb on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gxkb on AlmaLinux 8.
What is gxkb
gxkb is a tiny indicator applet which allows to quickly switch between different keyboard layouts in X. A flag corresponding to the country of the active layout is shown in the indicator area. The applet is written in C and uses GTK+ library and therefore does not depend on any GNOME components.
We can use yum or dnf to install gxkb on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gxkb.
Install gxkb on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install gxkb using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gxkb
Install gxkb on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install gxkb using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gxkb
How To Uninstall gxkb on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the gxkb package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gxkb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gxkb on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
