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Fedora Linux System Administration

You're reading from   Fedora Linux System Administration Install, manage, and secure your Fedora Linux environments

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804618400
Length 560 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1:The Fedora Project
2. Chapter 1: Linux and Open Source Projects FREE CHAPTER 3. Part 2:Workstation Configuration
4. Chapter 2: Best Practices for Installation 5. Chapter 3: Tuning the Desktop Environment 6. Chapter 4: Optimizing Storage Usage 7. Chapter 5: Network and Connectivity 8. Part 3:Productivity Tools
9. Chapter 6: Sandbox Applications 10. Chapter 7: Text Editors 11. Chapter 8: LibreOffice Suite 12. Chapter 9: Mail Clients and Browsers 13. Part 4:System Administration Tools
14. Chapter 10: System Administration 15. Chapter 11: Performance Tuning Best Practices 16. Chapter 12: Untangling Security with SELinux 17. Chapter 13: Virtualization and Containers 18. Index 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Customizing the panel and the taskbar

One of the functionalities that everybody misses in the desktop environment is having a menu that allows organized access to applications.

In the GNOME extensions, there are different menu options that help with this need.

In my case, I like to use the ArcMenu extension, as it provides a clean and clear organization of applications, and it adds some shortcuts to directories and system settings.

In the search bar, type ArcMenu, then click on the extension name, and toggle the switch to ON on the extension page (https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3628/arcmenu/). Click on the Install button.

Figure 3.12 – ArcMenu extension installation

Figure 3.12 – ArcMenu extension installation

The ArcMenu icon appears in the upper-left corner instead of the Activities menu. Click on it, and the menu opens.

Figure 3.13 – ArcMenu extension

Figure 3.13 – ArcMenu extension

Click on the ArcMenu Settings button to change the appearance and organization of the...

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