How To Install xrestop on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrestop on AlmaLinux 8.
What is xrestop
A utility to monitor application usage of X resources in the X Server, and display them in a manner similar to ’top’. This is a very useful utility for tracking down application X resource usage leaks.
We can use yum or dnf to install xrestop on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xrestop.
Install xrestop 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 xrestop using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xrestop
Install xrestop 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 xrestop using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xrestop
How To Uninstall xrestop on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the xrestop package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xrestop
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrestop on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
