How To Install xfce4-xkb-plugin on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-xkb-plugin on CentOS 7.
What is xfce4-xkb-plugin
Xfce XKB layout switch plugin for the Xfce panel. It displays the current keyboard layout, and refreshes when layout changes. The layout can be switched by simply clicking on the plugin. For now the keyboard layouts cannot be configured from the plugin itself, they should be set in the XF86Config file or some other way (e.g. setxkbmap).
We can use yum or dnf to install xfce4-xkb-plugin on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xfce4-xkb-plugin.
Install xfce4-xkb-plugin on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install xfce4-xkb-plugin using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xfce4-xkb-plugin
Install xfce4-xkb-plugin 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 xfce4-xkb-plugin using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xfce4-xkb-plugin
How To Uninstall xfce4-xkb-plugin on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the xfce4-xkb-plugin package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xfce4-xkb-plugin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-xkb-plugin on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
