How To Install pw3270 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pw3270 on Rocky Linux 8. pw3270 is IBM 3270 Terminal emulator for GTK

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pw3270 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `pw3270`

GTK-based IBM 3270 terminal emulator with many advanced features. It can be used to communicate with any IBM host that supports 3270-style connections over TELNET. Based on the original x3270 code, pw3270 was originally created for Banco do Brasil, and is now used worldwide.

We can use yum or dnf to install pw3270 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pw3270.

Install pw3270 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 pw3270 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pw3270

Install pw3270 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 pw3270 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pw3270

How To Uninstall pw3270 on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the pw3270 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pw3270

pw3270 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/pw3270
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9/905124512bc1532097c6d676832859b8a67fb1
/usr/lib64/pw3270-plugins
/usr/share/applications/pw3270.desktop
/usr/share/doc/pw3270
/usr/share/doc/pw3270/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pw3270/README.md
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/pw3270-application.gschema.xml
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/pw3270-window.gschema.xml
/usr/share/licenses/pw3270
/usr/share/licenses/pw3270/LICENSE
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/pw3270.mo
/usr/share/metainfo/pw3270.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/mime/packages/pw3270.xml
/usr/share/pw3270/icons
/usr/share/pw3270/icons/connect-symbolic.svg
/usr/share/pw3270/icons/disconnect-symbolic.svg
/usr/share/pw3270/icons/gtk-connect-symbolic.svg
/usr/share/pw3270/icons/gtk-disconnect-symbolic.svg
/usr/share/pw3270/icons/pw3270.svg
/usr/share/pw3270/keypad
/usr/share/pw3270/keypad/00-right.xml
/usr/share/pw3270/keypad/10-bottom.xml
/usr/share/pw3270/pw3270-logo.svg
/usr/share/pw3270/ui
/usr/share/pw3270/ui/application.xml
/usr/share/pw3270/ui/window.xml

References

pw3270 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pw3270 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.