How To Install x3270-x11 on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install x3270-x11 on CentOS 7.
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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install x3270-x11.
Install x3270-x11 on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install x3270-x11 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install x3270-x11
Install x3270-x11 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 x3270-x11 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install x3270-x11
How To Uninstall x3270-x11 on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the x3270-x11 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove x3270-x11
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install x3270-x11 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.