How To Install libfakekey on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfakekey on Rocky Linux 8. libfakekey is Library for converting characters to X key-presses

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfakekey on Rocky Linux 8.

What is libfakekey

libfakekey is a simple library for converting UTF-8 characters into ‘fake’ X key-presses.

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

Install libfakekey on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libfakekey

Install libfakekey on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libfakekey

How To Uninstall libfakekey on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libfakekey

libfakekey Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef/a5c0a78354b5643d3e9fb88268c11f9f5acb6b
/usr/lib64/libfakekey.so.0
/usr/lib64/libfakekey.so.0.0.1
/usr/share/licenses/libfakekey
/usr/share/licenses/libfakekey/COPYING

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfakekey on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.