How To Install kf5-kded on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install kf5-kded on CentOS 7. kf5-kded is KDE Frameworks 5 Tier 3 addon with extensible daemon for

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kf5-kded on CentOS 7.

What is kf5-kded

KDED stands for KDE Daemon which isn’t very descriptive. KDED runs in the background and performs a number of small tasks. Some of these tasks are built in, others are started on demand. Custom KDED modules can be provided by 3rd party frameworks and applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install kf5-kded on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kf5-kded.

Install kf5-kded on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install kf5-kded using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install kf5-kded

Install kf5-kded 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 kf5-kded using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install kf5-kded

How To Uninstall kf5-kded on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the kf5-kded package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove kf5-kded

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kf5-kded on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.