How To Install menulibre on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install menulibre in AlmaLinux 8. menulibre is FreeDesktop.org compliant menu editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install menulibre on AlmaLinux 8.

What is menulibre

MenuLibre is an advanced FreeDesktop.org compliant menu editor. All fields specified in the FreeDesktop.org Desktop Entry and Menu specifications are available to quickly update. Additionally, MenuLibre provides an editor for the launcher actions used by applications such as Unity and Plank. Features - A beautiful interface powered by the latest version of GTK+. - Create new launchers, or modify existing ones with complete control over common settings and access to advanced settings. - Add, remove, and adjust desktop actions Unity, Xfce, and Pantheon. - Easily rearrange menu items to suit your needs.

We can use yum or dnf to install menulibre on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install menulibre.

Install menulibre 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 menulibre using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install menulibre

Install menulibre 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 menulibre using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install menulibre

How To Uninstall menulibre on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the menulibre package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove menulibre

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install menulibre on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.