How To Install libXext on AlmaLinux 8
In this tutorial we learn how to install libXext in AlmaLinux 8. libXext is X.Org X11 libXext runtime library
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libXext
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libXext
X.Org X11 libXext runtime library
We can use yum
or dnf
to install libXext
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libXext.
Install libXext 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 libXext
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libXext
Install libXext 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 libXext
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libXext
How To Uninstall libXext on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libXext
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libXext
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libXext
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.