How To Install libXdamage on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXdamage on CentOS 7. libXdamage is X Damage extension library

Introduction

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

What is libXdamage

X.Org X11 libXdamage runtime library. X.Org X11 libXdamage runtime library.

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

Install libXdamage on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libXdamage

Install libXdamage 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 libXdamage using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXdamage

How To Uninstall libXdamage on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libXdamage

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Summary

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