How To Install progman on Rocky Linux 8

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

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install progman on Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install progman.

Install progman on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install progman

Install progman on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install progman

How To Uninstall progman on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove progman

progman Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/progman
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a5
/usr/lib/.build-id/a5/d2b1d9c914125b418c44785ea7dcfacaf9a8a4
/usr/share/doc/progman
/usr/share/doc/progman/README.md
/usr/share/doc/progman/progman.ini
/usr/share/doc/progman/themes
/usr/share/doc/progman/themes/hotdogstand.ini
/usr/share/licenses/progman
/usr/share/licenses/progman/LICENSE

References

Summary

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