How To Install plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber on Rocky Linux 8. plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber is Plymouth “Fade-Throbber” plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber on Rocky Linux 8.

What is plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber

This package contains the “Fade-In” boot splash plugin for Plymouth. It features a centered image that fades in and out while other images pulsate around during system boot up.

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

Install plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber 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 plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber

Install plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber 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 plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber

How To Uninstall plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber

plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd/11d9478abe5f3314fca87223079b8a25b711eb
/usr/lib64/plymouth/fade-throbber.so

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.