How To Install xcompmgr on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcompmgr on CentOS 8. xcompmgr is X11 composite manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcompmgr on CentOS 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 CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xcompmgr.

Install xcompmgr on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install xcompmgr

Install xcompmgr 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 xcompmgr using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xcompmgr

How To Uninstall xcompmgr on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove xcompmgr

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Summary

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