How To Install root-graf-x11 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-graf-x11 on Rocky Linux 8. root-graf-x11 is X window system renderer for ROOT

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-graf-x11 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is root-graf-x11

This package contains the X11 renderer for ROOT, which allows using an X display for showing graphics.

We can use yum or dnf to install root-graf-x11 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install root-graf-x11.

Install root-graf-x11 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 root-graf-x11 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install root-graf-x11

Install root-graf-x11 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 root-graf-x11 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install root-graf-x11

How To Uninstall root-graf-x11 on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the root-graf-x11 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove root-graf-x11

root-graf-x11 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/root/TGX11.h
/usr/include/root/TGX11TTF.h
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/4f
/usr/lib/.build-id/4f/9f405b8af9167899a0c21b432da387ccf0d72c
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6/c9434cabf27aef8b54aac0b42833e8306b4b64
/usr/lib64/root/libGX11.rootmap
/usr/lib64/root/libGX11.so
/usr/lib64/root/libGX11.so.6.22
/usr/lib64/root/libGX11.so.6.22.08
/usr/lib64/root/libGX11TTF.rootmap
/usr/lib64/root/libGX11TTF.so
/usr/lib64/root/libGX11TTF.so.6.22
/usr/lib64/root/libGX11TTF.so.6.22.08
/usr/lib64/root/libGX11TTF_rdict.pcm
/usr/lib64/root/libGX11_rdict.pcm
/usr/share/root/plugins/TVirtualX/P010_TGX11.C
/usr/share/root/plugins/TVirtualX/P020_TGX11TTF.C

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-graf-x11 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.