How To Install rhn-setup-gnome on CentOS 8

rhn-setup-gnome is A GUI interface for RHN/Spacewalk Registration

Introduction

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

What is rhn-setup-gnome

rhn-setup-gnome contains a GTK+ graphical interface for configuring and registering a system with a Red Hat Satellite or Spacewalk server.

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

Install rhn-setup-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 rhn-setup-gnome using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rhn-setup-gnome

Install rhn-setup-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 rhn-setup-gnome using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rhn-setup-gnome

How To Uninstall rhn-setup-gnome on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove rhn-setup-gnome

rhn-setup-gnome Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/share/applications/rhn_register.desktop
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/up2date.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/up2date.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/up2date.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/up2date.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/up2date.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/up2date.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/puplet-screenshot.png
/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.glade
/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/progress.glade
/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rh_register.glade

References

Summary

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