How To Install perl-X11-Protocol on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-X11-Protocol in AlmaLinux 8. perl-X11-Protocol is X11-Protocol - Raw interface to X Window System servers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-X11-Protocol on AlmaLinux 8.

What is perl-X11-Protocol

X11 information about X11), allowing perl programs to display windows and graphics on X11 servers. A full description of the protocol is beyond the scope of this documentation; for complete information, see the I<X Window System Protocol, X Version 11>, available as Postscript or *roff source from C<ftp I<Volume 0 books about X (ISBN 1-56592-083-X, C<http most of the same information.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-X11-Protocol on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-X11-Protocol.

Install perl-X11-Protocol 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 perl-X11-Protocol using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-X11-Protocol

Install perl-X11-Protocol 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 perl-X11-Protocol using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-X11-Protocol

How To Uninstall perl-X11-Protocol on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the perl-X11-Protocol package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-X11-Protocol

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-X11-Protocol on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.