How To Install gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator on Rocky Linux 8. gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator is Workspace indicator for GNOME Shell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator on Rocky Linux 8.

What is gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator

This GNOME Shell extension add a system status menu for quickly changing workspaces.

We can use yum or dnf to install gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator 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-workspace-indicator.

Install gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator 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-workspace-indicator using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator

Install gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator 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-workspace-indicator using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator

gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/extension.js
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/metadata.json
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/prefs.js
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/stylesheet.css

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.