How To Install rxvt-unicode on CentOS 7

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

Introduction

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

What is rxvt-unicode

rxvt-unicode is a clone of the well known terminal emulator rxvt, modified to store text in Unicode (either UCS-2 or UCS-4) and to use locale-correct input and output. It also supports mixing multiple fonts at the same time, including Xft fonts.

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

Install rxvt-unicode 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 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rxvt-unicode

Install rxvt-unicode 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 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rxvt-unicode

How To Uninstall rxvt-unicode on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove rxvt-unicode

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Summary

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