How To Install gnome-software on CentOS 8

gnome-software is A software center for GNOME

Introduction

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

What is gnome-software

gnome-software is an application that makes it easy to add, remove and update software in the GNOME desktop.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install gnome-software

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

sudo yum -y install gnome-software

How To Uninstall gnome-software on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove gnome-software

gnome-software Package Contents on CentOS 8

/etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-software-service.desktop
/usr/bin/gnome-software
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/05
/usr/lib/.build-id/05/784c5807d2ce6ab19fee9593be79ad324cee26
/usr/lib/.build-id/0b
/usr/lib/.build-id/0b/e775587f32334b1dc810992a017864da5e63b3
/usr/lib/.build-id/0f
/usr/lib/.build-id/0f/44a69eb6a77f45d6bde568e209cd06a4a98b55
/usr/lib/.build-id/10
/usr/lib/.build-id/10/7479f8dbde941ced9bf6702c14a98d7a513ac5
/usr/lib/.build-id/28
/usr/lib/.build-id/28/46b5bef409ffa221a96ce9bd7f07590279362e
/usr/lib/.build-id/2d
/usr/lib/.build-id/2d/ef82e67d5c608eb298ff7bc468dac6928f8ab5
/usr/lib/.build-id/34
/usr/lib/.build-id/34/1e8b63fbd1234001a1049d5dea788d36128d14
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d/185f270715dcab7c7ea4c644ee92b4afbe9273
/usr/lib/.build-id/47
/usr/lib/.build-id/47/013d14776369b5acd4face3fa41d56a98443dd
/usr/lib/.build-id/4c
/usr/lib/.build-id/4c/8f7887107cdb873fd9584c4aef6431a29f5c26
/usr/lib/.build-id/57
/usr/lib/.build-id/57/05e51cf414dfccc5dcda458aff07289aecf26a
/usr/lib/.build-id/62
/usr/lib/.build-id/62/f734260238f36f14e876906f8d0daefc2b6d19
/usr/lib/.build-id/63
/usr/lib/.build-id/63/38687b783b20a7e09604c1b3c2928289748fdb
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a/bdd6bfa1945b96f5613bc2bc8ad8adee5fa47c
/usr/lib/.build-id/79
/usr/lib/.build-id/79/9aa030e2f03d5fdd481e999b5f729957fff5f4
/usr/lib/.build-id/80
/usr/lib/.build-id/80/b332e6e4d9a1b0777f30bc1ab8f265e79816c2
/usr/lib/.build-id/82
/usr/lib/.build-id/82/130179ddaeb77f03771a99ad98349eebc2460c
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f/1e8d5eb6de3bb401f7a346ed6664b0f1d48965
/usr/lib/.build-id/90
/usr/lib/.build-id/90/0cfaff7c8405990d8c731e54609fce8a99f8b6
/usr/lib/.build-id/93
/usr/lib/.build-id/93/1668b12a3e7ce1a379e5d5f0c079af40bb43e6
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6/6f1c7da185a2f081392c315b7b2e2eadacfda3
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6/c1654f82d0026b7a49a86e272c9fdde8fbe0df
/usr/lib/.build-id/aa
/usr/lib/.build-id/aa/2ab2b04ed8304a06dbcda3bb5cd1a7e2fc6919
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1/344dd412c455e4fae928161be906b17972e36b
/usr/lib/.build-id/bb
/usr/lib/.build-id/bb/d306c53104509c542e0221b96d3489b29aa389
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf/5cc1c7432a37ade4a62f5ef6b6841be07490aa
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3/2b96cbb1eb5a91ca71fff4b7fd3129cb18350b
/usr/lib/.build-id/d4
/usr/lib/.build-id/d4/48c0251b100c34ce2cdc84206b5e91e8214d5d
/usr/lib/.build-id/d7
/usr/lib/.build-id/d7/717116f30403159977d0ff4cf8dea0678ec52d
/usr/lib/.build-id/de
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/0d5650b59d0ebade505748d2ae843a52239a03
/usr/lib/.build-id/e6
/usr/lib/.build-id/e6/1147d0be313a5c7caf5e1f92d511d8624d8f09
/usr/lib/.build-id/e6/be8709b75c083a4d4284fe1d22826bb32000b5
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9/4c22e586beca7860bae492022e26031d4f0ce4
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9/00257685f5e0dfe70832ad57d5b85f54ef17b7
/usr/lib/.build-id/fe
/usr/lib/.build-id/fe/245dfc57ef68a1531774abe525e67eed8ef29e
/usr/lib/.build-id/fe/8149851fc1ce2da381c517790ef25c19681772
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_appstream.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_desktop-categories.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_desktop-menu-path.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_dummy.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_fedora-langpacks.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_fedora-pkgdb-collections.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_flatpak.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_fwupd.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_generic-updates.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_hardcoded-blacklist.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_hardcoded-popular.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_icons.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_key-colors-metadata.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_key-colors.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_modalias.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_odrs.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_os-release.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-history.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-local.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-offline.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-proxy.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-refine-repos.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-refine.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-refresh.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-upgrade.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit-url-to-app.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_packagekit.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_provenance-license.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_provenance.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_repos.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_rewrite-resource.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_shell-extensions.so
/usr/lib64/gs-plugins-13/libgs_plugin_systemd-updates.so
/usr/libexec/gnome-software-cmd
/usr/libexec/gnome-software-restarter
/usr/share/app-info/xmls/org.gnome.Software.Featured.xml
/usr/share/applications/gnome-software-local-file.desktop
/usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Software.desktop
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gnome.Software.service
/usr/share/doc/gnome-software
/usr/share/doc/gnome-software/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/gnome-software/README.md
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.software-fedora.gschema.override
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.software.gschema.xml
/usr/share/gnome-shell/search-providers/org.gnome.Software-search-provider.ini
/usr/share/gnome-software
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-FeedReader.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-bitwarden.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-boxes.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-calibre-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-darktable-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-dropbox.png
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-foliate-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-foliate.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-fondo-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-gimp.png
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-gnome-sudoku.png
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-homebank-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-inkscape.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-kdenlive-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-klavaro-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-maps-bg.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-maps-overlay.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-marker-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-mypaint.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-pdf-slicer.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-podcasts.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-polari.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-slack-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-sound-recorder.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-stellarium-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-tetravex-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-todo-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-transmission.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-uberwriter.svg
/usr/share/gnome-software/featured-vlc-bg.jpg
/usr/share/gnome-software/upgrade-bg.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.gnome.Software.svg
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/status/software-installed-symbolic.svg
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/symbolic/apps/org.gnome.Software-symbolic.svg
/usr/share/licenses/gnome-software
/usr/share/licenses/gnome-software/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca@valencia/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/fa/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/fur/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/gd/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/km/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/mjw/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ne/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/oc/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/te/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_HK/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-software.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/gnome-software.1.gz
/usr/share/metainfo/org.gnome.Software.Plugin.Flatpak.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/metainfo/org.gnome.Software.Plugin.Fwupd.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/metainfo/org.gnome.Software.Plugin.Odrs.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/metainfo/org.gnome.Software.appdata.xml

References

Summary

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