# About xcb-util-cursor availability in Rocky 9

**URL:** <https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/about-xcb-util-cursor-availability-in-rocky-9/11761>\
**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Tags:** rocky-linux-9\
**Created:** [November 3, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/about-xcb-util-cursor-availability-in-rocky-9/11761 "2023-11-03T09:24:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![foundry-markf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e8c25b/32.png) [@foundry-markf](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/foundry-markf)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/about-xcb-util-cursor-availability-in-rocky-9/11761/1 "2023-11-03T09:24:19Z")

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For Qt 6.5+, the Linux libraries have a new dependency on xcb-cursor. See [Qt for X11 Requirements | Qt 6.6](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/linux-requirements.html).

I note in Rocky 8, that I can find both the devel and runtime package

```auto
[root@ae1eefc55a82 workspace]# more /etc/redhat-release
Rocky Linux release 8.8 (Green Obsidian)

[root@ae1eefc55a82 workspace]# dnf search -v xcb-util-cursor*
Loaded plugins: builddep, changelog, config-manager, copr, debug, debuginfo-install, download, generate_completion_cache, groups-manager, needs-restarting, playground, repoclosure, repodiff, repograph, repomanage, reposync, system-upgrade

DNF version: 4.7.0
cachedir: /var/cache/dnf
Last metadata expiration check: 2 days, 15:57:16 ago on Tue Oct 31 17:04:26 2023.

================================================================================================================================================================ Name Matched: xcb-util-cursor* ================================================================================================================================================================

xcb-util-cursor.x86_64 : Cursor library on top of libxcb
Repo : @System
Matched from:
Provide : xcb-util-cursor = 0.1.3-9.el8

xcb-util-cursor-devel.x86_64 : Development and header files for xcb-util-cursos
Repo : @System
Matched from:
Provide : xcb-util-cursor-devel = 0.1.3-9.el8

```

while in Rocky 9, I can find neither

```auto
[root@localhost mark.final]# more /etc/redhat-release
Rocky Linux release 9.2 (Blue Onyx)

[root@localhost mark.final]# dnf search -v xcb-util-cursor*
Loaded plugins: builddep, changelog, config-manager, copr, debug, debuginfo-install, download, generate_completion_cache, groups-manager, kpatch, needs-restarting, playground, repoclosure, repodiff, repograph, repomanage, reposync, system-upgrade

DNF version: 4.14.0
cachedir: /var/cache/dnf
Last metadata expiration check: 0:05:51 ago on Fri 03 Nov 2023 08:58:48 GMT.

No matches found.

```

Is anyone aware whether these are on a roadmap for Rocky 9?

I’m still a bit puzzled why they are present in Rocky 8 but not 9.

Thanks,  
Mark

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**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/about-xcb-util-cursor-availability-in-rocky-9/11761/2 "2023-11-03T10:09:37Z")

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For Rocky 9, you need to install epel repository to get those packages.

```auto
dnf install epel-release

```

and:

```auto
[root@rocky9 ~]# dnf list xcb-util-cursor*
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Rocky Linux 9 BaseOS 63 kB/s | 4.1 kB 00:00    
Rocky Linux 9 AppStream 69 kB/s | 4.5 kB 00:00    
Rocky Linux 9 CRB 67 kB/s | 4.5 kB 00:00    
Rocky Linux 9 Extras 49 kB/s | 2.9 kB 00:00    
Available Packages
xcb-util-cursor.x86_64 0.1.3-13.el9 epel
xcb-util-cursor-devel.x86_64 0.1.3-13.el9 epel

```

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**Author:** ![foundry-markf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e8c25b/32.png) [@foundry-markf](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/foundry-markf)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/about-xcb-util-cursor-availability-in-rocky-9/11761/3 "2023-11-03T10:41:25Z")

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Thanks!

Is the use of EPEL a sanctioned workflow in Rocky?

The reason I ask was that I thought EPEL was more tuned to use in RHEL itself.

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**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/about-xcb-util-cursor-availability-in-rocky-9/11761/4 "2023-11-03T11:08:59Z")

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Rocky is 1:1 with RHEL anyway, but EPEL is for pretty much all EL type distros anyway, be it Oracle, Alma, etc.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/about-xcb-util-cursor-availability-in-rocky-9/11761/5 "2024-01-02T11:09:29Z")

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