How To Install rxvt-unicode on CentOS 7
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.
