How To Install yakuake on CentOS 8

yakuake is A drop-down terminal emulator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yakuake on CentOS 8.

What is `yakuake`

Yakuake is a drop-down terminal emulator.

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

Install yakuake 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 yakuake using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install yakuake

Install yakuake 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 yakuake using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install yakuake

How To Uninstall yakuake on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the yakuake package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove yakuake

yakuake Package Contents on CentOS 8

/etc/xdg/yakuake.knsrc
/usr/bin/yakuake
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b7
/usr/lib/.build-id/b7/87bb4489c673527b08459d6236b407141b718d
/usr/share/applications/org.kde.yakuake.desktop
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.kde.yakuake.service
/usr/share/doc/yakuake
/usr/share/doc/yakuake/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/yakuake/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/yakuake/TODO
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/yakuake.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/yakuake.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/yakuake.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/yakuake.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/yakuake.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/yakuake.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/yakuake.png
/usr/share/knotifications5/yakuake.notifyrc
/usr/share/licenses/yakuake
/usr/share/licenses/yakuake/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca@valencia/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/km/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/nds/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@ijekavian/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@ijekavianlatin/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/yakuake.mo
/usr/share/metainfo/org.kde.yakuake.appdata.xml
/usr/share/yakuake
/usr/share/yakuake/skins
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/README
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/icon.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs.skin
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/add_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/add_down.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/add_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/add_up.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/back_image.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/back_image.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/close_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/close_down.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/close_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/close_up.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/left_corner.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/left_corner.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/lock.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/lock.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/right_corner.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/right_corner.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/selected_back.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/selected_back.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/selected_left.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/selected_left.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/selected_right.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/selected_right.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/separator.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/separator.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/unselected_back.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/unselected_back.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/unselected_left.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/unselected_left.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/unselected_right.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/tabs/unselected_right.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title.skin
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/back.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/back.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/config_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/config_down.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/config_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/config_up.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/focus_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/focus_down.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/focus_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/focus_over.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/focus_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/focus_up.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/left.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/left.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/quit_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/quit_down.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/quit_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/quit_up.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/right.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/default/title/right.svg
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/icon.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs.skin
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/back_image.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/left_corner.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/lock.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/minus_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/minus_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/minus_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/plus_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/plus_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/plus_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/right_corner.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/selected_back.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/selected_left.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/selected_right.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/separator.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/tabs/unselected_back.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title.skin
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title/back.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title/config_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title/config_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title/config_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title/focus_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title/focus_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title/focus_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title/left.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title/quit_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title/quit_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title/quit_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/legacy/title/right.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/icon.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs.skin
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/back_image.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/left_corner.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/lock.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/minus_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/minus_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/minus_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/plus_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/plus_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/plus_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/right_corner.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/selected_back.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/selected_left.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/selected_right.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/separator.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/tabs/unselected_back.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title.skin
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title/back.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title/config_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title/config_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title/config_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title/focus_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title/focus_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title/focus_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title/left.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title/quit_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title/quit_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title/quit_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_dark/title/right.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/icon.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs.skin
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/back_image.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/left_corner.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/lock.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/minus_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/minus_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/minus_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/plus_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/plus_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/plus_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/right_corner.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/selected_back.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/selected_left.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/selected_right.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/separator.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/tabs/unselected_back.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title.skin
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title/back.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title/config_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title/config_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title/config_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title/focus_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title/focus_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title/focus_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title/left.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title/quit_down.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title/quit_over.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title/quit_up.png
/usr/share/yakuake/skins/plastik_light/title/right.png

References

yakuake website

Summary

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