How To Install arc-theme on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install arc-theme on CentOS 7. arc-theme is Flat theme with transparent elements

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install arc-theme on CentOS 7.

What is arc-theme

Arc is a flat theme with transparent elements for GTK 3, GTK 2 and Gnome-Shell which supports GTK 3 and GTK 2 based desktop environments like Gnome, Cinnamon, Budgie, Pantheon, XFCE, Mate, etc.

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

Install arc-theme on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install arc-theme using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install arc-theme

Install arc-theme 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 arc-theme using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install arc-theme

How To Uninstall arc-theme on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the arc-theme package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove arc-theme

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Summary

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