How To Install progman on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install progman on CentOS 8. progman is Simple X11 window manager modeled after Program Manager

Introduction

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

What is progman

progman is a simple X11 window manager modeled after Program Manager from the Windows 3 era. It is descended from aewm by Decklin Foster and retains its MIT license.

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

Install progman on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install progman

Install progman 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 progman using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install progman

How To Uninstall progman on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove progman

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Summary

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