How To Install gnome-initial-setup on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-initial-setup in AlmaLinux 8. gnome-initial-setup is Bootstrapping your OS

Introduction

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

What is gnome-initial-setup

GNOME Initial Setup is an alternative to firstboot, providing a good setup experience to welcome you to your system, and walks you through configuring it. It is integrated with gdm.

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

Install gnome-initial-setup 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-initial-setup using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnome-initial-setup

Install gnome-initial-setup 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-initial-setup using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnome-initial-setup

How To Uninstall gnome-initial-setup on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove gnome-initial-setup

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Summary

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