How To Install xfce-polkit on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce-polkit on CentOS 7. xfce-polkit is Simple PolicyKit authentication agent for Xfce

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce-polkit on CentOS 7.

What is xfce-polkit

Simple PolicyKit authentication agent for Xfce.

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

Install xfce-polkit on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install xfce-polkit using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xfce-polkit

Install xfce-polkit 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 xfce-polkit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xfce-polkit

How To Uninstall xfce-polkit on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the xfce-polkit package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xfce-polkit

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce-polkit on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.