How To Install plasma-desktop on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install plasma-desktop in AlmaLinux 8. plasma-desktop is Plasma Desktop shell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plasma-desktop on AlmaLinux 8.

What is plasma-desktop

Plasma Desktop shell.

We can use yum or dnf to install plasma-desktop on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install plasma-desktop.

Install plasma-desktop 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 plasma-desktop using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install plasma-desktop

Install plasma-desktop 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 plasma-desktop using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install plasma-desktop

How To Uninstall plasma-desktop on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the plasma-desktop package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove plasma-desktop

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install plasma-desktop on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.