How To Install kde-connect on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-connect on CentOS 8. kde-connect is KDE Connect client for communication with smartphones

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-connect on CentOS 8.

What is kde-connect

KDE Connect adds communication between KDE and your smartphone. Currently, you can pair with your Android devices over Wifi using the KDE Connect 1.0 app from Albert Vaka which you can obtain via Google Play, F-Droid or the project website.

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

Install kde-connect on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install kde-connect using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install kde-connect

Install kde-connect on CentOS 8 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 kde-connect using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install kde-connect

How To Uninstall kde-connect on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the kde-connect package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove kde-connect

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-connect on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.