How To Install gnome-session-wayland-session on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-session-wayland-session on Rocky Linux 8.
What is gnome-session-wayland-session
Desktop file to add GNOME on wayland to display manager session menu.
We can use yum or dnf to install gnome-session-wayland-session on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnome-session-wayland-session.
Install gnome-session-wayland-session 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 gnome-session-wayland-session using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gnome-session-wayland-session
Install gnome-session-wayland-session 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 gnome-session-wayland-session using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gnome-session-wayland-session
How To Uninstall gnome-session-wayland-session on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the gnome-session-wayland-session package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gnome-session-wayland-session
gnome-session-wayland-session Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/share/wayland-sessions/gnome.desktop
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-session-wayland-session on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
