How To Install desktop-backgrounds-compat on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install desktop-backgrounds-compat in Fedora 36. desktop-backgrounds-compat is The default Fedora wallpaper for less common DEs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install desktop-backgrounds-compat on Fedora 36.

What is desktop-backgrounds-compat

The desktop-backgrounds-compat package contains file-names used by less common Desktop Environments such as LXDE to set up the default wallpaper.

We can use yum or dnf to install desktop-backgrounds-compat on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install desktop-backgrounds-compat.

Install desktop-backgrounds-compat on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install desktop-backgrounds-compat using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install desktop-backgrounds-compat

Install desktop-backgrounds-compat on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install desktop-backgrounds-compat using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install desktop-backgrounds-compat

How To Uninstall desktop-backgrounds-compat on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the desktop-backgrounds-compat package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove desktop-backgrounds-compat

desktop-backgrounds-compat Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/backgrounds/default.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/default.xml
/usr/share/backgrounds/images
/usr/share/backgrounds/images/default-16_10.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/images/default-16_9.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/images/default-5_4.png
/usr/share/backgrounds/images/default.png

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install desktop-backgrounds-compat on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).