How To Install gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus on AlmaLinux 8.
What is gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus
Many applications, such as chat clients, downloaders, and some media players, are meant to run long-term in the background even after you close their window. These applications remain accessible by adding an icon to the GNOME Shell Legacy Tray. However, the Legacy Tray is hidden until you push your mouse into the lower-left of the screen and click on the small tab that appears. TopIcons Plus brings all icons back to the top panel, so that it’s easier to keep track of apps running in the background. You also get some options to control the look and feel can leave the icons in full color, or dynamically convert them to grayscale, etc.
We can use yum or dnf to install gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus.
Install gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus 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-topicons-plus using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus
Install gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus 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-topicons-plus using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
