How To Install libXinerama on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

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

What is libXinerama

X.Org X11 libXinerama runtime library

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

Install libXinerama 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 libXinerama using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXinerama

Install libXinerama 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 libXinerama using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libXinerama

How To Uninstall libXinerama on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libXinerama

References

• libXinerama website

Summary

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