How To Install gnome-session on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-session in AlmaLinux 8. gnome-session is GNOME session manager

Introduction

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

What is gnome-session

gnome-session manages a GNOME desktop or GDM login session. It starts up the other core GNOME components and handles logout and saving the session.

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

Install gnome-session 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-session using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnome-session

Install gnome-session 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-session using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnome-session

How To Uninstall gnome-session on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove gnome-session

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Summary

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