How To Install libXfont2 on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXfont2 on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libXfont2

X.Org X11 libXfont2 runtime library

We can use yum or dnf to install libXfont2 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libXfont2.

Install libXfont2 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 libXfont2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXfont2

Install libXfont2 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 libXfont2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libXfont2

How To Uninstall libXfont2 on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libXfont2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libXfont2

References

• libXfont2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXfont2 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.