How To Install xorg-x11-server-Xdmx on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-Xdmx on AlmaLinux 8.
What is xorg-x11-server-Xdmx
Xdmx is proxy X server that provides multi-head support for multiple displays attached to different machines (each of which is running a typical X server). When Xinerama is used with Xdmx, the multiple displays on multiple machines are presented to the user as a single unified screen. A simple application for Xdmx would be to provide multi-head support using two desktop machines, each of which has a single display device attached to it. A complex application for Xdmx would be to unify a 4 by 4 grid of 1280x1024 displays (each attached to one of 16 computers) into a unified 5120x4096 display.
We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-server-Xdmx on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-server-Xdmx.
Install xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 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 xorg-x11-server-Xdmx using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-server-Xdmx
Install xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 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 xorg-x11-server-Xdmx using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-server-Xdmx
How To Uninstall xorg-x11-server-Xdmx on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the xorg-x11-server-Xdmx package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-server-Xdmx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-Xdmx on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
