How To Install xcb-util-wm on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcb-util-wm on CentOS 7. xcb-util-wm is Client and window-manager helper library on top of libxcb

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcb-util-wm on CentOS 7.

What is xcb-util-wm

XCB util-wm module provides the following libraries - ewmh - icccm XCB util-wm module provides the following libraries - ewmh - icccm

We can use yum or dnf to install xcb-util-wm on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xcb-util-wm.

Install xcb-util-wm on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install xcb-util-wm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xcb-util-wm

Install xcb-util-wm 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 xcb-util-wm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xcb-util-wm

How To Uninstall xcb-util-wm on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the xcb-util-wm package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xcb-util-wm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcb-util-wm on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.