How To Install gnome-desktop3 on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-desktop3 on AlmaLinux 8.
What is gnome-desktop3
The gnome-desktop3 package contains an internal library (libgnomedesktop) used to implement some portions of the GNOME desktop, and also some data files and other shared components of the GNOME user environment.
We can use yum or dnf to install gnome-desktop3 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnome-desktop3.
Install gnome-desktop3 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-desktop3 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gnome-desktop3
Install gnome-desktop3 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-desktop3 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gnome-desktop3
How To Uninstall gnome-desktop3 on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the gnome-desktop3 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gnome-desktop3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-desktop3 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
