How To Install matchbox-window-manager.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-window-manager.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. matchbox-window-manager.x86_64 is Window manager for the Matchbox Desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-window-manager.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is matchbox-window-manager.x86_64

Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited. This package contains the window manager from Matchbox.

We can use yum to install matchbox-window-manager.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install matchbox-window-manager.x86_64.

Install matchbox-window-manager.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install matchbox-window-manager.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install matchbox-window-manager.x86_64

How To Uninstall matchbox-window-manager.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the matchbox-window-manager.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove matchbox-window-manager.x86_64

matchbox-window-manager.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/etc/matchbox
/etc/matchbox/kbdconfig
/usr/bin/matchbox-remote
/usr/bin/matchbox-window-manager
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager-1.2
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager-1.2/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager-1.2/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager-1.2/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/matchbox-window-manager-1.2/README
/usr/share/matchbox
/usr/share/matchbox/mbnoapp.xpm
/usr/share/themes/Default
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/acceptbutton.xpm
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/closebutton.xpm
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/menubutton.xpm
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/theme.desktop
/usr/share/themes/Default/matchbox/theme.xml
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox/closebutton.png
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox/panelbg.png
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox/theme.desktop
/usr/share/themes/MBOpus/matchbox/theme.xml
/usr/share/themes/blondie
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/accept.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/close-small.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/close.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogbottomleft.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogbottomright.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogbottomtile.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtopleft.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtopleft2.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtopright.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtopright2.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtoptile.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/dialogtoptile2.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/hide.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/menu.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/next.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/prev.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/que.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/theme.desktop
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/theme.xml
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/titleleft.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/titleright.png
/usr/share/themes/blondie/matchbox/titlestrip.png

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-window-manager.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.