How To Install desktop-backgrounds-basic on CentOS 8

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install desktop-backgrounds-basic on CentOS 8.

What is `desktop-backgrounds-basic`

The desktop-backgrounds-basic package contains artwork intended to be used as desktop background image.

We can use yum or dnf to install desktop-backgrounds-basic on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install desktop-backgrounds-basic.

Install desktop-backgrounds-basic on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install desktop-backgrounds-basic using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install desktop-backgrounds-basic

Install desktop-backgrounds-basic on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install desktop-backgrounds-basic using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install desktop-backgrounds-basic

How To Uninstall desktop-backgrounds-basic on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the desktop-backgrounds-basic package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove desktop-backgrounds-basic

desktop-backgrounds-basic Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/share/backgrounds
/usr/share/backgrounds/images
/usr/share/backgrounds/images/earth_from_space.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/images/flowers_and_leaves.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/images/ladybugs.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/images/stone_bird.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/images/tiny_blast_of_red.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/3dgreen.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/All-Good-People-1.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/Blkmarble.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/Chicken-Songs-2.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/Circuit.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/Foggy1.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/Marble01.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/No-Ones-Laughing-3.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/Paper01.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/Planning-And-Probing-1.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/Time-For-Lunch-2.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/Totally-New-Product-1.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/Won-Ton-Soup-3.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/bark.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/blobl.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/blue.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/blue_gray_rough.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/blue_ridge.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/blue_type.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/bluemars.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/bricks.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/brushed_metal.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/burlwood.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/camouflage.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/circuit.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/clouds.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/clover.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/cork.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/countertop.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/default_blue.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/diffraction-patterns.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/dots.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/dunes.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/fibers.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/fish.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/fleur_de_lis.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/floral.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/flowers.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/fossil.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/green_weave.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/ice.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/java.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/kde_passion.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/manila_paper.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/marble.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/moss_ridge.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/neurons.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/numbers.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/ocean_stripes.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/only_k.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/paper.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/pavement.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/plasma.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/purple_marble.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/qbist1.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/qbist2.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/rattan.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/reset.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/ridged_paper.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/rough_paper.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/sinus.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/sky_ridge.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/snow_ridge.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/stonewall2.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/terracotta.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/triangles.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/triplegears.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/wavy_white.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/tiles/wood.png
/usr/share/gnome-background-properties
/usr/share/gnome-background-properties/desktop-backgrounds-basic.xml
/usr/share/mate-background-properties
/usr/share/mate-background-properties/desktop-backgrounds-basic.xml
/usr/share/wallpapers

References

desktop-backgrounds-basic website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install desktop-backgrounds-basic on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.