How To Install xedit on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install xedit on CentOS 7. xedit is Simple text editor for X

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xedit on CentOS 7.

What is xedit

Xedit provides a simple text editor for X.

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

Install xedit on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install xedit

Install xedit 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 xedit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xedit

How To Uninstall xedit on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove xedit

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xedit on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.