How To Install rhn-setup-gnome on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhn-setup-gnome on Rocky Linux 8. rhn-setup-gnome is A GUI interface for RHN/Spacewalk Registration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhn-setup-gnome on Rocky Linux 8.

What is rhn-setup-gnome

rhn-setup-gnome contains a GTK+ graphical interface for configuring and registering a system with a Red Hat Satellite or Spacewalk server.

We can use yum or dnf to install rhn-setup-gnome on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rhn-setup-gnome.

Install rhn-setup-gnome on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rhn-setup-gnome using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rhn-setup-gnome

Install rhn-setup-gnome on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install rhn-setup-gnome

How To Uninstall rhn-setup-gnome on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the rhn-setup-gnome package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rhn-setup-gnome

rhn-setup-gnome Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/applications/rhn_register.desktop
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/up2date.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/up2date.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/up2date.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/up2date.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/up2date.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/up2date.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/puplet-screenshot.png
/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.glade
/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/progress.glade
/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rh_register.glade

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhn-setup-gnome on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.