How To Install x3270-x11 on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install x3270-x11
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is x3270-x11
The x3270 program opens a window in the X Window System which emulates the actual look of an IBM 3278/3279 terminal, commonly used with mainframe applications. x3270 also allows you to telnet to an IBM host from the x3270 window. Install the x3270-x11 package if you need to access IBM hosts using an IBM 3278/3279 terminal emulator from X11.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install x3270-x11
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install x3270-x11.
Install x3270-x11 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 x3270-x11
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install x3270-x11
Install x3270-x11 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 x3270-x11
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install x3270-x11
How To Uninstall x3270-x11 on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the x3270-x11
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove x3270-x11
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install x3270-x11
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.