How To Install xscreensaver-extras-gss on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-extras-gss on CentOS 7.

What is xscreensaver-extras-gss

This package contains desktop files of extras screensavers for other screensaver compatibility.

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

Install xscreensaver-extras-gss on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install xscreensaver-extras-gss using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xscreensaver-extras-gss

Install xscreensaver-extras-gss 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 xscreensaver-extras-gss using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xscreensaver-extras-gss

How To Uninstall xscreensaver-extras-gss on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the xscreensaver-extras-gss package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xscreensaver-extras-gss

References

• xscreensaver-extras-gss website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-extras-gss on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.