How To Install pekwm on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pekwm on CentOS 7.
What is pekwm
Pekwm is a window manager that once up on a time was based on the aewm++ window manager, but it has evolved enough that it no longer resembles aewm++ at all. It has a much expanded feature-set, including window grouping (similar to ion, pwm, or fluxbox), autoproperties, xinerama, keygrabber that supports keychains, and much more. * Lightweight and Unobtrusive, a window manager shouldn’t be noticed. * Very configurable, we all work and think in different ways. * Automatic properties, for all the lazy people, make things appear as they should when starting applications. * Chainable Keygrabber, usability for everyone.
We can use yum or dnf to install pekwm on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pekwm.
Install pekwm on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install pekwm using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pekwm
Install pekwm 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 pekwm using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pekwm
How To Uninstall pekwm on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pekwm package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pekwm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pekwm on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
