How To Install xfig-plain on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfig-plain on CentOS 7.
What is xfig-plain
Plain Xaw version of xfig, an X Window System tool for creating basic vector graphics, including bezier curves, lines, rulers and more. The normal xfig package uses the more modern / prettier looking Xaw3d toolkit, whereas this version uses the very basic Xaw toolkit. Unless you really know you want this version you probably don’t want this version.
We can use yum or dnf to install xfig-plain on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xfig-plain.
Install xfig-plain on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install xfig-plain using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xfig-plain
Install xfig-plain 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 xfig-plain using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xfig-plain
How To Uninstall xfig-plain on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the xfig-plain package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xfig-plain
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfig-plain on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
