How To Install libfm-gtk on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-gtk on CentOS 7. libfm-gtk is File manager-related GTK+ widgets of libfm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-gtk on CentOS 7.

What is libfm-gtk

libfm is a GIO-based library used to develop file manager-like programs. It is developed as the core of next generation PCManFM and takes care of all file- related operations such as copy & paste, drag & drop, file associations or thumbnail support. By utilizing glib/gio and gvfs, libfm can access remote file systems supported by gvfs. This package provides useful file manager-related GTK+ 3 widgets.

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

Install libfm-gtk on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libfm-gtk

Install libfm-gtk 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 libfm-gtk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libfm-gtk

How To Uninstall libfm-gtk on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libfm-gtk package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libfm-gtk

References

Summary

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