How To Install gnome-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search on AlmaLinux 8.
What is gnome-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search
The GNOME Shell Run Command dialog (Alt-F2) and Looking Glass let you cycle through the history of previous commands with the arrow keys, but there’s currently no built-in way to search or do autocompletion for commands. With HistoryManager Prefix Search, you can type the beginning of a command, and then hit the PageUp and PageDown keys to cycle through previous commands which match the prefix you typed.
We can use yum or dnf to install gnome-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnome-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search.
Install gnome-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search 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-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gnome-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search
Install gnome-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search 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-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gnome-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gnome-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-historymanager-prefix-search on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
