--- title: Install Day Night Theme Switcher on CentOS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Day Night Theme Switcher for on CentOS - Sunrise/sunset automatic light and dark GTK/GNOME theme & wallpaper scheduler url: https://snapcraft.io/install/day-night-theme-switcher/centos --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Day Night Theme Switcher on **CentOS** # Day Night Theme Switcher [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)") * [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)") * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/day-night-theme-switcher/centos#install) #### Sunrise/sunset automatic light and dark GTK/GNOME theme & wallpaper scheduler A Linux alternative to Auto Dark Mode. Independent open-source project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Windows Auto Dark Mode. FEATURES • Schedule & Instant Switch: Real NOAA astronomical sunrise, solar noon, sunset and solar elevation calculator from Latitude/Longitude, custom fixed-hour schedule, automatic periodic scheduler, and instant Light/Dark switching via vendored gsettings (org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme, gtk-theme, picture-uri / picture-uri-dark). • Theme & Wallpaper Mapping: Scans host GTK and desktop themes under /usr/share/themes, maps Light and Dark wallpaper images with live preview, and supports X11 root backdrop wallpaper painting (\_XROOTPMAP\_ID / ESETROOT\_PMAP\_ID) for window managers without GNOME Shell. • Smart Rules & Activity Log: Pauses automatic switches when a fullscreen window or specified WM\_CLASS application (e.g. media player or editor) is focused via X11/EWMH, and keeps persistent JSON rules and timestamped switch history. NOTES • Connect the optional system-backup interface (`sudo snap connect day-night-theme-switcher:system-backup`) to scan host themes in /usr/share/themes and host GSettings schemas from strict confinement. SUPPORT & DONATE • Created by Thanh Nguyen — ### Package name * day-night-theme-switcher --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * Today - latest/stable --- ### Websites * [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b") --- ### Contact * [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/day-night-theme-switcher/centos#report-snap-modal) --- [See more information about day-night-theme-switcher ›](https://snapcraft.io/day-night-theme-switcher) ## Enable snaps on CentOS and install Day Night Theme Switcher Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap is available for [CentOS 7.6+](https://snapcraft.io/install/day-night-theme-switcher/centos), and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6+, from the [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The EPEL repository can be added to your system with the following command: ``` sudo yum install epel-release ``` Snap can now be installed as follows: ``` sudo yum install snapd ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Day Night Theme Switcher To install Day Night Theme Switcher, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install day-night-theme-switcher ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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