How To Install gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons
Sometimes when you have many open windows, especially if they all contain a lot of text, the windows all start to look the same in the Activities Overview. WindowOverlay Icons adds the application icon to every window thumbnail, making it easier to tell them apart.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons.
Install gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons 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-windowoverlay-icons
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons
Install gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons 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-windowoverlay-icons
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-windowoverlay-icons
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.