How To Install libmatchbox on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatchbox on Rocky Linux 8. libmatchbox is Libraries for the Matchbox Desktop

Introduction

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

What is libmatchbox

Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.

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

Install libmatchbox 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 libmatchbox using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libmatchbox

Install libmatchbox 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 libmatchbox using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libmatchbox

How To Uninstall libmatchbox on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libmatchbox

libmatchbox Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e/58759865ebcfdef068559ea9ff349bc1dec394
/usr/lib/libmb.so.1
/usr/lib/libmb.so.1.0.9
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea/1a89d30ebbc4e08c3197d0c7d4fd186cadce38
/usr/lib64/libmb.so.1
/usr/lib64/libmb.so.1.0.9

References

Summary

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