How To Install xorg-x11-server-Xorg on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-Xorg on CentOS 7.
What is xorg-x11-server-Xorg
X.org X11 is an open source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low level functionality which full fledged graphical user interfaces (GUIs) such as GNOME and KDE are designed upon.
We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-server-Xorg on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-server-Xorg.
Install xorg-x11-server-Xorg on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-server-Xorg using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-server-Xorg
Install xorg-x11-server-Xorg 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 xorg-x11-server-Xorg using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-server-Xorg
How To Uninstall xorg-x11-server-Xorg on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the xorg-x11-server-Xorg package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-server-Xorg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-Xorg on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
