How To Install gnome-software on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-software on Rocky Linux 8. gnome-software is A software center for GNOME

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-software on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `gnome-software`

gnome-software is an application that makes it easy to add, remove and update software in the GNOME desktop.

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

Install gnome-software 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-software using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnome-software

Install gnome-software 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-software using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnome-software

How To Uninstall gnome-software on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the gnome-software package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gnome-software

gnome-software Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-software-service.desktop
/usr/bin/gnome-software
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/04
/usr/lib/.build-id/04/7d5b138f3e01ec3acd8e160da8d28b061918de
/usr/lib/.build-id/05
/usr/lib/.build-id/05/57863a05010f058d6d20c29e2b309fb25d06c3
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a/dc844215c657da35c23055e001316265bf689c
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c/8912f8ddfdcae2f0005baf9cc497755442950f
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/usr/lib/.build-id/49/6d6b4f5114428139ddd700eea13b50e460e7e7
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/usr/lib/.build-id/6e
/usr/lib/.build-id/6e/4143ca57ebb06eeb49e3a024482495bb4930d6
/usr/lib/.build-id/72
/usr/lib/.build-id/72/2df00d64dfd71843f01412a7307f9cbb8d5335
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c/0c54bbd906bddc953ba437fe8a8f2227e34b3a
/usr/lib/.build-id/9a
/usr/lib/.build-id/9a/59d9afc0bcb1a9391edbd6cdcdf4ac072c63e3
/usr/lib/.build-id/9a/8bc153f002d076787d415e3b4a848137093614
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0/fc1612271b9b0982cb3e366a60878f8b26f46a
/usr/lib/.build-id/a1
/usr/lib/.build-id/a1/fac9f6ea18905a1c8b1ebeaa29952a69a6ab15
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1/df2620b58f4e0808a9f199e814e519b56281e2
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3/e42cee8cbaa09ca5eb10a79f24f1d5236b3d3b
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6/a11f8c223ee9c4ffeb6e80c6ed3d4e424e6b38
/usr/lib/.build-id/c1
/usr/lib/.build-id/c1/529e00af6c621b7a54433ab372254448437daa
/usr/lib/.build-id/d6
/usr/lib/.build-id/d6/350dec956c36e982952c1f1453ce8ad4be73aa
/usr/lib/.build-id/e6
/usr/lib/.build-id/e6/d4926873019c971f05925c1ee0754fefafabc2
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/usr/lib/.build-id/f1
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1/26ff927e01fac09d36844849d49946b22dc9df
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1/f5aa8338285b558cee3efa9b6f0a8f07d40c09
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/usr/lib/.build-id/fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/5011dc7356bfd04cd9131ce1522b4e6653e77d
/usr/lib/.build-id/fc
/usr/lib/.build-id/fc/7d89d82bae404edb6c8f589d895e1eb42b4a44
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_appstream.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_desktop-categories.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_desktop-menu-path.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_dummy.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_fedora-langpacks.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_fedora-pkgdb-collections.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_flatpak.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_fwupd.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_generic-updates.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_hardcoded-blacklist.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_hardcoded-popular.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_icons.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_key-colors-metadata.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_key-colors.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_modalias.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_odrs.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_os-release.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-history.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-local.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-offline.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-proxy.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-refine-repos.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-refine.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-refresh.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-upgrade.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-url-to-app.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_provenance-license.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_provenance.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_repos.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_rewrite-resource.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_shell-extensions.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_systemd-updates.so
/usr/libexec/gnome-software-cmd
/usr/libexec/gnome-software-restarter
/usr/share/app-info/xmls/org.gnome.Software.Featured.xml
/usr/share/applications/gnome-software-local-file.desktop
/usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Software.desktop
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gnome.Software.service
/usr/share/doc/gnome-software
/usr/share/doc/gnome-software/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/gnome-software/README.md
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.software-fedora.gschema.override
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.software.gschema.xml
/usr/share/gnome-shell/search-providers/org.gnome.Software-search-provider.ini
/usr/share/gnome-software
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-FeedReader.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-bitwarden.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-boxes.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-calibre-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-darktable-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-dropbox.png
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-foliate-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-foliate.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-fondo-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-gimp.png
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-gnome-sudoku.png
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-homebank-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-inkscape.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-kdenlive-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-klavaro-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-maps-bg.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-maps-overlay.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-marker-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-mypaint.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-pdf-slicer.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-podcasts.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-polari.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-slack-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-sound-recorder.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-stellarium-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-tetravex-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-todo-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-transmission.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-uberwriter.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-vlc-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/upgrade-bg.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.gnome.Software.svg
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/status/software-installed-symbolic.svg
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/symbolic/apps/org.gnome.Software-symbolic.svg
/usr/share/licenses/gnome-software
/usr/share/licenses/gnome-software/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca@valencia/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/fa/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/fur/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/gd/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/km/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/mjw/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ne/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/oc/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/te/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_HK/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/gnome-software.1.gz
/usr/share/metainfo/org.gnome.Software.Plugin.Flatpak.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/metainfo/org.gnome.Software.Plugin.Fwupd.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/metainfo/org.gnome.Software.Plugin.Odrs.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/metainfo/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml

References

gnome-software website

Summary

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