How To Install libXrandr on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXrandr on CentOS 7. libXrandr is X.Org X11 libXrandr runtime library

Introduction

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

What is libXrandr

X.Org X11 libXrandr runtime library X.Org X11 libXrandr runtime library

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

Install libXrandr on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libXrandr

Install libXrandr 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 libXrandr using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXrandr

How To Uninstall libXrandr on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libXrandr

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Summary

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