How To Install gnome-photos on CentOS 8

gnome-photos is Access, organize and share your photos on GNOME

Introduction

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

What is `gnome-photos`

A simple application to access, organize and share your photos on GNOME. It is meant to be a simple and elegant replacement for using a file manager to deal with photos. Seamless cloud integration is offered through GNOME Online Accounts.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install gnome-photos

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

sudo yum -y install gnome-photos

How To Uninstall gnome-photos on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove gnome-photos

gnome-photos Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/bin/gnome-photos
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2f
/usr/lib/.build-id/2f/3e4348020dc84f1de8c476d7bbd4ea01f4e484
/usr/lib/.build-id/db
/usr/lib/.build-id/db/12731de30d15f6e371c307f2947a6c482140ce
/usr/libexec/gnome-photos-thumbnailer
/usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Photos.desktop
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gnome.Photos.service
/usr/share/doc/gnome-photos
/usr/share/doc/gnome-photos/ARTISTS
/usr/share/doc/gnome-photos/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/gnome-photos/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/gnome-photos/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/gnome-photos/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/gnome-photos/README
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.photos.gschema.xml
/usr/share/gnome-shell
/usr/share/gnome-shell/search-providers
/usr/share/gnome-shell/search-providers/org.gnome.Photos.search-provider.ini
/usr/share/help/C/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/C/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/C/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/C/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/C/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/C/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/C/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/C/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/C/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/C/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/C/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/ca/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/ca/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/ca/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/ca/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/ca/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/ca/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/ca/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/ca/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/ca/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/ca/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/ca/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/cs/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/cs/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/cs/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/cs/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/cs/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/cs/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/cs/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/cs/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/cs/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/cs/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/cs/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/da/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/da/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/da/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/da/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/da/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/da/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/da/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/da/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/da/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/da/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/da/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/de/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/de/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/de/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/de/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/de/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/de/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/de/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/de/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/de/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/de/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/de/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/el/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/el/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/el/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/el/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/el/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/el/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/el/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/el/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/el/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/el/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/el/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/es/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/es/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/es/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/es/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/es/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/es/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/es/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/es/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/es/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/es/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/es/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/fr/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/fr/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/fr/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/fr/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/fr/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/fr/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/fr/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/fr/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/fr/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/fr/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/fr/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/fur/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/fur/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/fur/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/fur/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/fur/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/fur/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/fur/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/fur/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/fur/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/fur/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/fur/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/gl/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/gl/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/gl/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/gl/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/gl/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/gl/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/gl/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/gl/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/gl/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/gl/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/gl/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/hu/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/hu/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/hu/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/hu/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/hu/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/hu/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/hu/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/hu/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/hu/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/hu/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/hu/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/ko/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/ko/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/ko/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/ko/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/ko/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/ko/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/ko/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/ko/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/ko/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/ko/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/ko/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/pl/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/pl/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/pl/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/pl/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/pl/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/pl/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/pl/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/pl/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/pl/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/pl/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/pl/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/pt_BR/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/pt_BR/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/pt_BR/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/pt_BR/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/pt_BR/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/pt_BR/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/pt_BR/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/pt_BR/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/pt_BR/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/pt_BR/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/pt_BR/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/ro/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/ro/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/ro/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/ro/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/ro/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/ro/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/ro/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/ro/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/ro/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/ro/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/ro/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/help/sv/gnome-photos
/usr/share/help/sv/gnome-photos/favorites-set.page
/usr/share/help/sv/gnome-photos/favorites.page
/usr/share/help/sv/gnome-photos/index.page
/usr/share/help/sv/gnome-photos/legal.xml
/usr/share/help/sv/gnome-photos/media
/usr/share/help/sv/gnome-photos/media/logo1.png
/usr/share/help/sv/gnome-photos/view-album.page
/usr/share/help/sv/gnome-photos/view-favorites.page
/usr/share/help/sv/gnome-photos/view-photos.page
/usr/share/help/sv/gnome-photos/view.page
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/org.gnome.Photos.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/org.gnome.Photos.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/org.gnome.Photos.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/org.gnome.Photos.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/org.gnome.Photos.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/org.gnome.Photos.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.gnome.Photos-symbolic.svg
/usr/share/locale/an/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca@valencia/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/fa/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/fur/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/gd/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/gu/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/km/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/kn/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/ne/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/oc/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/te/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/tg/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_HK/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-photos.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/gnome-photos.1.gz
/usr/share/metainfo/org.gnome.Photos.appdata.xml

References

gnome-photos website

Summary

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