How To Install gnome-characters on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-characters in AlmaLinux 8. gnome-characters is Character map application for GNOME

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-characters on AlmaLinux 8.

What is gnome-characters

Characters is a simple utility application to find and insert unusual characters.

We can use yum or dnf to install gnome-characters on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnome-characters.

Install gnome-characters on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install gnome-characters

Install gnome-characters on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install gnome-characters

How To Uninstall gnome-characters on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove gnome-characters

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-characters on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.