How To Install libxshmfence on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxshmfence in AlmaLinux 8. libxshmfence is X11 shared memory fences

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxshmfence on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libxshmfence

Shared memory fences for X11, as used in DRI3.

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

Install libxshmfence on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libxshmfence

Install libxshmfence on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libxshmfence

How To Uninstall libxshmfence on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libxshmfence

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxshmfence on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.