How To Install lesstif-mwm on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lesstif-mwm on CentOS 7. lesstif-mwm is Lesstif Motif window manager clone based on fvwm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lesstif-mwm on CentOS 7.

What is lesstif-mwm

“mwm” window manager that adheres largely to the Motif mwm specification. Based on fvwm.

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

Install lesstif-mwm on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lesstif-mwm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lesstif-mwm

Install lesstif-mwm 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 lesstif-mwm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lesstif-mwm

How To Uninstall lesstif-mwm on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the lesstif-mwm package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lesstif-mwm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lesstif-mwm on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.