How To Install pidgin-matrix on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-matrix on CentOS 7. pidgin-matrix is Adds pixmaps, icons and smileys for Matrix protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-matrix on CentOS 7.

What is pidgin-matrix

Adds pixmaps, icons and smileys for Matrix protocol implemented by purple-matrix.

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

Install pidgin-matrix on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install pidgin-matrix

Install pidgin-matrix 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 pidgin-matrix using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pidgin-matrix

How To Uninstall pidgin-matrix on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the pidgin-matrix package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pidgin-matrix

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Summary

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