How To Install remmina-gnome-session on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-gnome-session on CentOS 7. remmina-gnome-session is Gnome Shell session for Remmina kiosk mode

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-gnome-session on CentOS 7.

What is remmina-gnome-session

Remmina is a remote desktop client written in GTK+, aiming to be useful for system administrators and travelers, who need to work with lots of remote computers in front of either large monitors or tiny net-books. This package contains Remmina kiosk mode, including a Gnome Shell session that shows up under the display manager session menu.

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

Install remmina-gnome-session on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install remmina-gnome-session using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install remmina-gnome-session

Install remmina-gnome-session 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 remmina-gnome-session using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install remmina-gnome-session

How To Uninstall remmina-gnome-session on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the remmina-gnome-session package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove remmina-gnome-session

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-gnome-session on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.