How To Install xguest on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xguest on CentOS 7.
What is xguest
Installing this package sets up the xguest user to be used as a temporary account to switch to or as a kiosk user account. The account is disabled unless SELinux is in enforcing mode. The user is only allowed to log in via graphical login program. The home and temporary directories of the user will be polyinstantiated and mounted on tmpfs.
We can use yum or dnf to install xguest on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xguest.
Install xguest on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install xguest using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xguest
Install xguest 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 xguest using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xguest
How To Uninstall xguest on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the xguest package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xguest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xguest on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.