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

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-unite on CentOS 7. gnome-shell-extension-unite is GNOME Shell Extension Unite by hardpixel

Introduction

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

What is gnome-shell-extension-unite

Unite is a GNOME Shell extension which makes a few layout tweaks to the top panel and removes window decorations to make it look like Ubuntu Unity Shell. * Adds window buttons to the top panel for maximized windows. * Shows current window title in the app menu for maximized windows. * Removes titlebars on maximized windows. * Hides window controls on maximized windows with headerbars. * Moves the date to the right, fixes icons spacing and removes dropdown arrows. * Moves legacy tray icons to the top panel. * Moves notifications to the right. * Hides activities button.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

sudo dnf remove gnome-shell-extension-unite

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Summary

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