How To Install desktop-backgrounds-compat on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install desktop-backgrounds-compat on CentOS 8.
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 CentOS 8. 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 CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install desktop-backgrounds-compat using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install desktop-backgrounds-compat
Install desktop-backgrounds-compat on CentOS 8 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 desktop-backgrounds-compat using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install desktop-backgrounds-compat
How To Uninstall desktop-backgrounds-compat on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the desktop-backgrounds-compat package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove desktop-backgrounds-compat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install desktop-backgrounds-compat on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.