How To Install plymouth-theme-solar on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

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

What is plymouth-theme-solar

This package contains the “Solar” boot splash theme for Plymouth. It features a blue flamed sun with animated solar flares.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install plymouth-theme-solar

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

sudo yum -y install plymouth-theme-solar

How To Uninstall plymouth-theme-solar on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove plymouth-theme-solar

References

• plymouth-theme-solar website

Summary

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