How To Install plymouth-system-theme on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install plymouth-system-theme in AlmaLinux 8. plymouth-system-theme is Plymouth default theme

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plymouth-system-theme on AlmaLinux 8.

What is plymouth-system-theme

This metapackage tracks the current distribution default theme.

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

Install plymouth-system-theme 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 plymouth-system-theme using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install plymouth-system-theme

Install plymouth-system-theme 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 plymouth-system-theme using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install plymouth-system-theme

How To Uninstall plymouth-system-theme on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the plymouth-system-theme package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove plymouth-system-theme

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install plymouth-system-theme on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.