How To Install Thunar on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install Thunar on CentOS 7. Thunar is Thunar File Manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install Thunar on CentOS 7.

What is Thunar

Thunar is a new modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. It has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easy-to-use. Its user interface is clean and intuitive, and does not include any confusing or useless options. Thunar is fast and responsive with a good start up time and directory load time.

We can use yum or dnf to install Thunar on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install Thunar.

Install Thunar on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install Thunar using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install Thunar

Install Thunar on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install Thunar using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install Thunar

How To Uninstall Thunar on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove Thunar

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install Thunar on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.