How To Install gnome-system-monitor on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-system-monitor on CentOS 7. gnome-system-monitor is Process and resource monitor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-system-monitor on CentOS 7.

What is gnome-system-monitor

gnome-system-monitor allows to graphically view and manipulate the running processes on your system. It also provides an overview of available resources such as CPU and memory.

We can use yum or dnf to install gnome-system-monitor on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnome-system-monitor.

Install gnome-system-monitor 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-system-monitor using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnome-system-monitor

Install gnome-system-monitor 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-system-monitor using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnome-system-monitor

How To Uninstall gnome-system-monitor on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove gnome-system-monitor

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-system-monitor on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.