How To Install metacity on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install metacity on CentOS 7. metacity is Unobtrusive window manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install metacity on CentOS 7.

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. 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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install metacity.

Install metacity on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install metacity using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install metacity

Install metacity 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 metacity using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install metacity

How To Uninstall metacity on CentOS 7

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 CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.