How To Install gnome-shell on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell on CentOS 7.
What is gnome-shell
GNOME Shell provides core user interface functions for the GNOME 3 desktop, like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME Shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a visually attractive and easy to use experience.
We can use yum or dnf to install gnome-shell on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnome-shell.
Install gnome-shell on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install gnome-shell using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gnome-shell
Install gnome-shell 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 gnome-shell using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gnome-shell
How To Uninstall gnome-shell on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the gnome-shell package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gnome-shell
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
