How To Install libXaw on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXaw on CentOS 7. libXaw is X Athena Widget Set

Introduction

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

What is libXaw

Xaw is a widget set based on the X Toolkit Intrinsics (Xt) Library. Xaw is a widget set based on the X Toolkit Intrinsics (Xt) Library.

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

Install libXaw on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libXaw

Install libXaw 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 libXaw using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXaw

How To Uninstall libXaw on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libXaw

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Summary

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