How To Install gnome-menus on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-menus in AlmaLinux 8. gnome-menus is A menu system for the GNOME project

Introduction

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

What is gnome-menus

gnome-menus is an implementation of the draft “Desktop Menu Specification” from freedesktop.org. This package also contains the GNOME menu layout configuration files, .directory files and assorted menu related utility programs, Python bindings, and a simple menu editor.

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

Install gnome-menus 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 gnome-menus using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnome-menus

Install gnome-menus 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 gnome-menus using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnome-menus

How To Uninstall gnome-menus on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove gnome-menus

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Summary

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