How To Install xdg-desktop-portal on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdg-desktop-portal
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is xdg-desktop-portal
xdg-desktop-portal works by exposing a series of D-Bus interfaces known as portals under a well-known name (org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop) and object path (/org/freedesktop/portal/desktop). The portal interfaces include APIs for file access, opening URIs, printing and others.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install xdg-desktop-portal
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xdg-desktop-portal.
Install xdg-desktop-portal 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 xdg-desktop-portal
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xdg-desktop-portal
Install xdg-desktop-portal 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 xdg-desktop-portal
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xdg-desktop-portal
How To Uninstall xdg-desktop-portal on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the xdg-desktop-portal
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xdg-desktop-portal
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdg-desktop-portal
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.