How To Install metacity on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install metacity on AlmaLinux 8.
What is metacity
Metacity is a window manager that integrates nicely with the GNOME desktop. It strives to be quiet, small, stable, get on with its job, and stay out of your attention.
We can use yum or dnf to install metacity on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install metacity.
Install metacity on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install metacity using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install metacity
Install metacity on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install metacity using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install metacity
How To Uninstall metacity on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the metacity package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove metacity
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install metacity on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.