How To Install xforms on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xforms on AlmaLinux 8.
What is xforms
XForms is a GUI toolkit based on Xlib for X Window Systems. It features a rich set of objects, such as buttons, sliders, browsers, and menus etc. integrated into an easy and efficient object/event callback execution model that allows fast and easy construction of X-applications. In addition, the library is extensible and new objects can easily be created and added to the library.
We can use yum or dnf to install xforms on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xforms.
Install xforms 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 xforms using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xforms
Install xforms 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 xforms using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xforms
How To Uninstall xforms on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the xforms package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xforms
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xforms on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.