How To Install gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance in AlmaLinux 8. gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance is Always launch a new application instance for GNOME Shell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance on AlmaLinux 8.

What is gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance

This GNOME Shell extension modifies the behavior of clicking in the dash and app launcher to always launch a new application instance.

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

Install gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance 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-launch-new-instance using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance

Install gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance 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-launch-new-instance using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.