How To Install libX11-xcb on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libX11-xcb in AlmaLinux 8. libX11-xcb is XCB interop for libX11

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libX11-xcb on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `libX11-xcb`

libX11/libxcb interoperability library

We can use yum or dnf to install libX11-xcb on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libX11-xcb.

Install libX11-xcb 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 libX11-xcb using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libX11-xcb

Install libX11-xcb 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 libX11-xcb using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libX11-xcb

How To Uninstall libX11-xcb on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libX11-xcb package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libX11-xcb

References

libX11-xcb website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libX11-xcb on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.