How To Install usermode-gtk on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install usermode-gtk in AlmaLinux 8. usermode-gtk is Graphical tools for certain user account management tasks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install usermode-gtk on AlmaLinux 8.

What is usermode-gtk

The usermode-gtk package contains several graphical tools for users userinfo, usermount and userpasswd. Userinfo allows users to change their finger information. Usermount lets users mount, unmount, and format file systems. Userpasswd allows users to change their passwords. Install the usermode-gtk package if you would like to provide users with graphical tools for certain account management tasks.

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

Install usermode-gtk 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 usermode-gtk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install usermode-gtk

Install usermode-gtk 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 usermode-gtk using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install usermode-gtk

How To Uninstall usermode-gtk on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the usermode-gtk package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove usermode-gtk

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install usermode-gtk on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.