How To Install lightdm-settings on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lightdm-settings on CentOS 7. lightdm-settings is Configuration tool for the LightDM display manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lightdm-settings on CentOS 7.

What is lightdm-settings

This tool currently lets users configure slick-greeter.

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

Install lightdm-settings on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install lightdm-settings

Install lightdm-settings 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 lightdm-settings using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lightdm-settings

How To Uninstall lightdm-settings on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the lightdm-settings package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lightdm-settings

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Summary

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