How To Install libXfixes on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXfixes on CentOS 7. libXfixes is X Fixes library

Introduction

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

What is libXfixes

X Fixes library. X Fixes library.

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

Install libXfixes on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libXfixes

Install libXfixes 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 libXfixes using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXfixes

How To Uninstall libXfixes on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libXfixes

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Summary

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