How To Install xwm on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xwm on Rocky Linux 8. xwm is Tiny XCB floating window manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xwm on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `xwm`

xwm is a tiny XCB floating window manager. It is a minimal viable solution that was developed with single-monitor workflows in mind. Despite the small footprint, xwm maintains extensibility and can be customized to enhance the user experience.

We can use yum or dnf to install xwm on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xwm.

Install xwm on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xwm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xwm

Install xwm on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xwm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xwm

How To Uninstall xwm on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the xwm package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xwm

xwm Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/xwm
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/28
/usr/lib/.build-id/28/774e7b7cb2566a284b87366cea80bd24a248a1
/usr/share/doc/xwm
/usr/share/doc/xwm/CHANGELOG
/usr/share/doc/xwm/README
/usr/share/licenses/xwm
/usr/share/licenses/xwm/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/xwm.1.gz

References

xwm website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xwm on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.