How To Install devilspie2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install devilspie2 on CentOS 7. devilspie2 is A window-matching utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install devilspie2 on CentOS 7.

What is devilspie2

Devilspie2 is a window matching utility, allowing the user to perform scripted actions on windows as they are created. For example you can script a terminal program to always be positioned at a specific screen position, or position a window on a specific workspace. It is based on the program Devilspie by Ross Burton.

We can use yum or dnf to install devilspie2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install devilspie2.

Install devilspie2 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install devilspie2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install devilspie2

Install devilspie2 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 devilspie2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install devilspie2

How To Uninstall devilspie2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the devilspie2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove devilspie2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install devilspie2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.