How To Install gnome-shell-extension-panel-osd on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is gnome-shell-extension-panel-osd

gnome-shell-extension-panel-osd is an extension to show the notification messages at any (configurable) place on the (primary) monitor. Be aware, that system-wide installed gnome-shell-extensions are disabled by default and have to be enable by the user(s), if they get installed the first time. You can use gnome-tweak-tool (additional package) or run “gnome-shell-extension-tool -e panel-osd@berend.de.schouwer.gmail.com” (without the quotes) on a console.

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

Install gnome-shell-extension-panel-osd 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-panel-osd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnome-shell-extension-panel-osd

Install gnome-shell-extension-panel-osd 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-panel-osd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnome-shell-extension-panel-osd

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-panel-osd on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove gnome-shell-extension-panel-osd

References

• gnome-shell-extension-panel-osd website

Summary

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