How To Install f31-backgrounds-gnome on CentOS 8

f31-backgrounds-gnome is Fedora 31 default wallpaper for Gnome and Cinnamon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install f31-backgrounds-gnome on CentOS 8.

What is f31-backgrounds-gnome

This package contains Gnome/Cinnamon desktop wallpaper for the Fedora 31 default theme.

We can use yum or dnf to install f31-backgrounds-gnome on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install f31-backgrounds-gnome.

Install f31-backgrounds-gnome 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 f31-backgrounds-gnome using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install f31-backgrounds-gnome

Install f31-backgrounds-gnome 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 f31-backgrounds-gnome using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install f31-backgrounds-gnome

How To Uninstall f31-backgrounds-gnome on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the f31-backgrounds-gnome package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove f31-backgrounds-gnome

f31-backgrounds-gnome Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/share/gnome-background-properties
/usr/share/gnome-background-properties/f31-animated.xml
/usr/share/gnome-background-properties/f31.xml

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install f31-backgrounds-gnome on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.