How To Install xcb-util on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcb-util
on CentOS 7.
What is xcb-util
The xcb-util module provides a number of libraries which sit on top of libxcb, the core X protocol library, and some of the extension libraries. These experimental libraries provide convenience functions and interfaces which make the raw X protocol more usable. Some of the libraries also provide client-side code which is not strictly part of the X protocol but which have traditionally been provided by Xlib. The xcb-util module provides a number of libraries which sit on top of libxcb, the core X protocol library, and some of the extension libraries. These experimental libraries provide convenience functions and interfaces which make the raw X protocol more usable. Some of the libraries also provide client-side code which is not strictly part of the X protocol but which have traditionally been provided by Xlib.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install xcb-util
on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xcb-util.
Install xcb-util on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install xcb-util
using yum
by running the following command:
Install xcb-util 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.
After updating yum database, We can install xcb-util
using dnf
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall xcb-util on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the xcb-util
package we can use the following command:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcb-util
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.