How To Install xdg-desktop-portal on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdg-desktop-portal in AlmaLinux 8. xdg-desktop-portal is Portal frontend service to flatpak

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdg-desktop-portal on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.