How To Install xterm on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xterm on CentOS 7.
What is xterm
The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can’t use the window system directly.
We can use yum or dnf to install xterm on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xterm.
Install xterm on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install xterm using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xterm
Install xterm 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 xterm using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xterm
How To Uninstall xterm on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the xterm package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xterm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xterm on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
