How To Install xbg on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xbg on CentOS 8. xbg is Tiny XCB root window color setter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xbg on CentOS 8.

What is xbg

xbg is a tiny XCB root window color setter. It changes the root window background to a specified X11 color name.

We can use yum or dnf to install xbg on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xbg.

Install xbg on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install xbg using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xbg

Install xbg 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 xbg using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xbg

How To Uninstall xbg on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the xbg package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xbg on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.