How To Install xsel on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xsel on CentOS 7.
What is xsel
XSel is a command line or script utility, similar to xclip, that can copy the primary and secondary X selection, or any highlighted text, to or from a file, stdin or stdout. It can also append to and delete the clipboard or buffer that you would paste with the middle mouse button.
We can use yum or dnf to install xsel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xsel.
Install xsel on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install xsel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xsel
Install xsel 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 xsel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xsel
How To Uninstall xsel on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the xsel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xsel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xsel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
