How To Install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Rocky Linux 8.
What is gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
This extension integrates Ubuntu AppIndicators and KStatusNotifierItems (KDE’s blessed successor of the systray) into GNOME Shell. You can use gnome-tweaks (additional package) or run in terminal gnome-shell-extension-tool -e [email protected]
We can use yum or dnf to install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator.
Install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Rocky Linux 8 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-appindicator using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
Install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Rocky Linux 8 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-appindicator using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-appindicator package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
gnome-shell-extension-appindicator Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/share/doc/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
/usr/share/doc/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator/AUTHORS.md
/usr/share/doc/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator/README.md
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/appIndicator.js
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/dbusMenu.js
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/extension.js
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/iconCache.js
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/indicatorStatusIcon.js
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/interfaces-xml
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/interfaces-xml/DBusMenu.xml
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/interfaces-xml/Properties.xml
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/interfaces-xml/StatusNotifierItem.xml
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/interfaces-xml/StatusNotifierWatcher.xml
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/interfaces.js
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/metadata.json
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/statusNotifierWatcher.js
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/util.js
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
