How To Install rxvt-unicode-256color on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode-256color on CentOS 7. rxvt-unicode-256color is 256 color version of rxvt-unicode

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode-256color on CentOS 7.

What is rxvt-unicode-256color

256 color version of rxvt-unicode

We can use yum or dnf to install rxvt-unicode-256color on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rxvt-unicode-256color.

Install rxvt-unicode-256color on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install rxvt-unicode-256color using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rxvt-unicode-256color

Install rxvt-unicode-256color on CentOS 7 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 rxvt-unicode-256color using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rxvt-unicode-256color

How To Uninstall rxvt-unicode-256color on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the rxvt-unicode-256color package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rxvt-unicode-256color

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode-256color on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.