How To Install libNX_X11 on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libNX_X11 on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libNX_X11
NX is a software suite which implements very efficient compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when using X applications over a network, especially a slow one. The X Window System is a network-transparent window system that was designed at MIT. X display servers run on computers with either monochrome or color bitmap display hardware. The server distributes user input to and accepts output requests from various client programs located either on the same machine or elsewhere in the network. Xlib is a C subroutine library that application programs (clients) use to interface with the window system by means of a stream connection.
We can use yum or dnf to install libNX_X11 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libNX_X11.
Install libNX_X11 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 libNX_X11 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libNX_X11
Install libNX_X11 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 libNX_X11 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libNX_X11
How To Uninstall libNX_X11 on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libNX_X11 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libNX_X11
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libNX_X11 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.