How To Install sdorfehs on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdorfehs on AlmaLinux 8.
What is sdorfehs
sdorfehs (pronounced “starfish”) is a tiling window manager descended from ratpoison (which itself is modeled after GNU Screen). sdorfehs divides the screen into one or more frames, each only displaying one window at a time but can cycle through all available windows (those which are not being shown in another frame). Like Screen, sdorfehs primarily uses prefixed/modal key bindings for most actions. sdorfehs’s command mode is entered with a configurable keystroke which then allows a number of bindings accessible with just a single keystroke or any other combination.
We can use yum or dnf to install sdorfehs on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sdorfehs.
Install sdorfehs on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install sdorfehs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install sdorfehs
Install sdorfehs on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install sdorfehs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install sdorfehs
How To Uninstall sdorfehs on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the sdorfehs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove sdorfehs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdorfehs on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
