How To Install xterm-resize on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xterm-resize on CentOS 8. xterm-resize is Set environment and terminal settings to current window size

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xterm-resize on CentOS 8.

What is xterm-resize

Prints a shell command for setting the appropriate environment variables to indicate the current size of the window from which the command is run.

We can use yum or dnf to install xterm-resize on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xterm-resize.

Install xterm-resize on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install xterm-resize using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xterm-resize

Install xterm-resize on CentOS 8 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-resize using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xterm-resize

How To Uninstall xterm-resize on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the xterm-resize package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xterm-resize

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xterm-resize on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.