How To Install gnome-shell-extension-caffeine on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-caffeine on CentOS 7.

What is gnome-shell-extension-caffeine

This extension allows the user to easily disable the screen saver and auto suspend in gnome shell via an icon in the top bar. By default, this function is also enabled if a full screen application is running, and can be configured to disable gnome shell’s night light as well.

We can use yum or dnf to install gnome-shell-extension-caffeine on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnome-shell-extension-caffeine.

Install gnome-shell-extension-caffeine on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

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

Install gnome-shell-extension-caffeine on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

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

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-caffeine on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove gnome-shell-extension-caffeine

References

• gnome-shell-extension-caffeine website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-caffeine on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.