/remove-app-menu-extension

An extension to remove the app menu from the GNOME panel

Primary LanguageMakefileGNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

remove-app-menu-extension

Remove App Menu GNOME Extension

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  • Remove the application menu from the top bar in GNOME
  • Supports GNOME 3.36+, earlier versions are untested
  • Get the extension from here
  • This project is licensed under GPL 3.0
  • Any donations are greatly appreciated :)

Future of the extension:

  • The app menu in GNOME may be going away or be replaced
  • This may mean that no more releases of this project occur, or it might mean that I expand the extension to modify its replacement
  • In the end, either this notice will stay, or it'll be removed and development will continue

Install the extension from releases:

  • Extract the zip to ~/.local/share/gnome-shell-extensions/RemoveAppMenu@Dragon8oy.com/
    • Alternatively: gnome-extensions install "RemoveAppMenu@Dragon8oy.com.shell-extension.zip" --force
  • Reload GNOME: ALT+F2, r, ENTER
  • Enable the extension: gnome-extensions enable RemoveAppMenu@Dragon8oy.com

Install the extension from source:

  • make build
  • make install
  • Reload GNOME: ALT+F2, r, ENTER
  • Enable the extension: gnome-extensions enable RemoveAppMenu@Dragon8oy.com

Build system usage:

  • make build: Creates extension zip
  • make check: Runs checks on built extension zip
  • make install: Installs the extension
  • make uninstall: Uninstalls the extension
  • make clean: Deletes extension zip

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