How To Install libXdmcp on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXdmcp on CentOS 7. libXdmcp is X Display Manager Control Protocol library

Introduction

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

What is libXdmcp

X Display Manager Control Protocol library. X Display Manager Control Protocol library.

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

Install libXdmcp on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libXdmcp

Install libXdmcp 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 libXdmcp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXdmcp

How To Uninstall libXdmcp on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libXdmcp

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Summary

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