How To Install gnome-backgrounds on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-backgrounds in Fedora 36. gnome-backgrounds is Desktop backgrounds packaged with the GNOME desktop

Introduction

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

What is gnome-backgrounds

The gnome-backgrounds package contains the default desktop background, known as the Adwaita background, for the GNOME Desktop version

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

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

sudo dnf -y install gnome-backgrounds

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

sudo yum -y install gnome-backgrounds

How To Uninstall gnome-backgrounds on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove gnome-backgrounds

gnome-backgrounds Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/adwaita-d.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/adwaita-l.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/blobs-d.svg
/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/blobs-l.svg
/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/brush-strokes-d.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/brush-strokes-l.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/drool-d.svg
/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/drool-l.svg
/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/libadwaita-d.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/libadwaita-l.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/truchet-d.jpg
/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/truchet-l.jpg
/usr/share/doc/gnome-backgrounds
/usr/share/doc/gnome-backgrounds/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/gnome-backgrounds/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/gnome-backgrounds/README.md
/usr/share/gnome-background-properties/adwaita.xml
/usr/share/gnome-background-properties/blobs.xml
/usr/share/gnome-background-properties/brush-strokes.xml
/usr/share/gnome-background-properties/drool.xml
/usr/share/gnome-background-properties/libadwaita.xml
/usr/share/gnome-background-properties/truchet.xml
/usr/share/licenses/gnome-backgrounds
/usr/share/licenses/gnome-backgrounds/COPYING

References

Summary

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