How To Install libXScrnSaver on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXScrnSaver on CentOS 7. libXScrnSaver is X.Org X11 libXss runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXScrnSaver on CentOS 7.

What is libXScrnSaver

X.Org X11 libXss runtime library X.Org X11 libXss runtime library

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

Install libXScrnSaver on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libXScrnSaver using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libXScrnSaver

Install libXScrnSaver 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 libXScrnSaver using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXScrnSaver

How To Uninstall libXScrnSaver on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libXScrnSaver package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libXScrnSaver

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Summary

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