How To Install xcompmgr on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcompmgr
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is xcompmgr
xcompmgr is a sample compositing manager for X servers supporting the XFIXES, DAMAGE, and COMPOSITE extensions. It enables basic eye-candy effects
We can use yum
or dnf
to install xcompmgr
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xcompmgr.
Install xcompmgr on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install xcompmgr
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xcompmgr
Install xcompmgr on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install xcompmgr
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xcompmgr
How To Uninstall xcompmgr on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the xcompmgr
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xcompmgr
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcompmgr
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.