How To Install gnome-shell-extension-pidgin on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-pidgin in Fedora 36. gnome-shell-extension-pidgin is Make Pidgin IM conversations appear in the Gnome Shell message tray

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-pidgin on Fedora 36.

What is gnome-shell-extension-pidgin

This package contains the necessary components to integrate pidgin with GNOME Shell.

We can use yum or dnf to install gnome-shell-extension-pidgin on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnome-shell-extension-pidgin.

Install gnome-shell-extension-pidgin on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-pidgin using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnome-shell-extension-pidgin

Install gnome-shell-extension-pidgin on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-pidgin using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnome-shell-extension-pidgin

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-pidgin on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-pidgin package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gnome-shell-extension-pidgin

gnome-shell-extension-pidgin Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/gnome-shell-extension-pidgin
/usr/share/doc/gnome-shell-extension-pidgin/README.md
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.pidgin.gschema.xml
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/pidgin@muffinmad
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/pidgin@muffinmad/convenience.js
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/pidgin@muffinmad/dbus.js
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/pidgin@muffinmad/dbus.xml
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/pidgin@muffinmad/extension.js
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/pidgin@muffinmad/metadata.json
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/pidgin@muffinmad/prefs.js
/usr/share/licenses/gnome-shell-extension-pidgin
/usr/share/licenses/gnome-shell-extension-pidgin/LICENSE
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-shell-extension-pidgin.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-shell-extension-pidgin.mo

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-pidgin on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).