How To Install chrome-gnome-shell on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install chrome-gnome-shell in AlmaLinux 8. chrome-gnome-shell is Support for managing GNOME Shell Extensions through web browsers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chrome-gnome-shell on AlmaLinux 8.

What is chrome-gnome-shell

Browser extension for Google Chrome/Chromium, Firefox, Vivaldi, Opera (and other Browser Extension, Chrome Extension or WebExtensions capable browsers) and native host messaging connector that provides integration with GNOME Shell and the corresponding extensions repository https

We can use yum or dnf to install chrome-gnome-shell on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install chrome-gnome-shell.

Install chrome-gnome-shell on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install chrome-gnome-shell

Install chrome-gnome-shell on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install chrome-gnome-shell

How To Uninstall chrome-gnome-shell on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove chrome-gnome-shell

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install chrome-gnome-shell on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.