How To Install xbar on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xbar on CentOS 8.
What is xbar
xbar is a tiny XCB status bar. An incredibly lightweight information bar, designed to print important real-time system metrics. Beyond foreground and background colors, xbar offers limited customization for a distraction-free user experience.
We can use yum or dnf to install xbar on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xbar.
Install xbar on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install xbar using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xbar
Install xbar on CentOS 8 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 xbar using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xbar
How To Uninstall xbar on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the xbar package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xbar
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xbar on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.