How To Install desktop-backgrounds-waves on CentOS 8

desktop-backgrounds-waves is Desktop backgrounds for the Waves theme

Introduction

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

What is desktop-backgrounds-waves

The desktop-backgrounds-waves package contains the “Waves” desktop backgrounds which were used in Fedora 9.

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

Install desktop-backgrounds-waves 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-waves using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install desktop-backgrounds-waves

Install desktop-backgrounds-waves 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-waves using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install desktop-backgrounds-waves

How To Uninstall desktop-backgrounds-waves on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove desktop-backgrounds-waves

desktop-backgrounds-waves Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/share/backgrounds/waves
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/sulfur-on-waves.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-eeepc-0-morn.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-eeepc-1-noon.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-eeepc-2-evening.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-eeepc-3-night.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-normal-0-morn.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-normal-1-noon.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-normal-2-evening.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-normal-3-night.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-normalish-0-morn.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-normalish-1-noon.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-normalish-2-evening.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-normalish-3-night.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-wide-0-morn.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-wide-1-noon.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-wide-2-evening.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves-wide-3-night.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/waves/waves.xml
/usr/share/gnome-background-properties/desktop-backgrounds-waves.xml
/usr/share/mate-background-properties/desktop-backgrounds-waves.xml
/usr/share/wallpapers/Fedora_Waves
/usr/share/wallpapers/Fedora_Waves/contents
/usr/share/wallpapers/Fedora_Waves/contents/images
/usr/share/wallpapers/Fedora_Waves/contents/images/1024x768.png
/usr/share/wallpapers/Fedora_Waves/contents/images/1280x1024.png
/usr/share/wallpapers/Fedora_Waves/contents/images/1280x800.png
/usr/share/wallpapers/Fedora_Waves/contents/images/1440x900.png
/usr/share/wallpapers/Fedora_Waves/contents/images/1600x1200.png
/usr/share/wallpapers/Fedora_Waves/contents/images/1920x1200.png
/usr/share/wallpapers/Fedora_Waves/contents/screenshot.png
/usr/share/wallpapers/Fedora_Waves/metadata.desktop

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Summary

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