How To Install sddm-themes on CentOS 8

sddm-themes is SDDM Themes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sddm-themes on CentOS 8.

What is `sddm-themes`

A collection of sddm themes, including

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

Install sddm-themes 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 sddm-themes using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sddm-themes

Install sddm-themes 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 sddm-themes using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sddm-themes

How To Uninstall sddm-themes on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the sddm-themes package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove sddm-themes

sddm-themes Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/Main.qml
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/README
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/angle-down.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/elarun.jpg
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images/background.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images/lock.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images/login_active.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images/login_normal.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images/rectangle.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images/rectangle_overlay.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images/session_normal.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images/system_hibernate.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images/system_reboot.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images/system_shutdown.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images/system_suspend.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images/system_switch_user.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/images/user_icon.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/metadata.desktop
/usr/share/sddm/themes/elarun/theme.conf
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maldives
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maldives/LICENSE
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maldives/Main.qml
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maldives/README
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maldives/angle-down.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maldives/background.jpg
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maldives/maldives.jpg
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maldives/metadata.desktop
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maldives/rectangle.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maldives/theme.conf
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/LICENSE
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/Main.qml
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/README
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/components
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/components/SpButton.qml
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/components/SpClock.qml
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/fonts
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/fonts/OpenSans_CondLight.ttf
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/images
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/images/ic_arrow_drop_down_white_24px.svg
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/images/ic_power_settings_new_white_24px.svg
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/images/ic_refresh_white_24px.svg
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/images/ic_warning_white_24px.svg
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/metadata.desktop
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/screenshots
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/screenshots/hi_IN.png
/usr/share/sddm/themes/maya/theme.conf

References

sddm-themes website

Summary

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