How To Install java-atk-wrapper on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-atk-wrapper on CentOS 7. java-atk-wrapper is Java ATK Wrapper

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-atk-wrapper on CentOS 7.

What is java-atk-wrapper

Java ATK Wrapper is a implementation of ATK by using JNI technic. It converts Java Swing events into ATK events, and send these events to ATK-Bridge. JAW is part of the Bonobo deprecation project. It will replaces the former java-access-bridge. By talking to ATK-Bridge, it keeps itself from being affected by the change of underlying communication mechanism. Java ATK Wrapper is a implementation of ATK by using JNI technic. It converts Java Swing events into ATK events, and send these events to ATK-Bridge. JAW is part of the Bonobo deprecation project. It will replaces the former java-access-bridge. By talking to ATK-Bridge, it keeps itself from being affected by the change of underlying communication mechanism.

We can use yum or dnf to install java-atk-wrapper on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install java-atk-wrapper.

Install java-atk-wrapper on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install java-atk-wrapper

Install java-atk-wrapper 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 java-atk-wrapper using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install java-atk-wrapper

How To Uninstall java-atk-wrapper on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the java-atk-wrapper package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove java-atk-wrapper

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-atk-wrapper on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.