How To Install libxklavier on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxklavier on CentOS 7. libxklavier is High-level API for X Keyboard Extension

Introduction

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

What is libxklavier

libxklavier is a library providing a high-level API for the X Keyboard Extension (XKB). This library is intended to support XFree86 and other commercial X servers. It is useful for creating XKB-related software (layout indicators etc). libxklavier is a library providing a high-level API for the X Keyboard Extension (XKB). This library is intended to support XFree86 and other commercial X servers. It is useful for creating XKB-related software (layout indicators etc).

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

Install libxklavier on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libxklavier

Install libxklavier 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 libxklavier using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libxklavier

How To Uninstall libxklavier on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libxklavier

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Summary

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