How To Install libuInputPlus on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuInputPlus on CentOS 8. libuInputPlus is A C++ wrapper around libuinput

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuInputPlus on CentOS 8.

What is libuInputPlus

A c++ wrapper around libuinput (required for ydotool).

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

Install libuInputPlus on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libuInputPlus

Install libuInputPlus on CentOS 8 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 libuInputPlus using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libuInputPlus

How To Uninstall libuInputPlus on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove libuInputPlus

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuInputPlus on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.