How To Install redhat-menus on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install redhat-menus on CentOS 7. redhat-menus is Configuration and data files for the desktop menus

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install redhat-menus on CentOS 7.

What is redhat-menus

This package contains the XML files that describe the menu layout for GNOME and KDE, and the .desktop files that define the names and icons of “subdirectories” in the menus.

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

Install redhat-menus on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install redhat-menus

Install redhat-menus 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 redhat-menus using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install redhat-menus

How To Uninstall redhat-menus on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the redhat-menus package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove redhat-menus

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Summary

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