How To Install chrome-gnome-shell on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install chrome-gnome-shell on Debian 11. chrome-gnome-shell is GNOME Shell extensions integration for web browsers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chrome-gnome-shell on Debian 11.

What is chrome-gnome-shell

chrome-gnome-shell is:

Provides integration with GNOME Shell extensions repository for Chromium (and derivatives) and Firefox

This package provides the connector that talks with the browser extension

There are three methods to install chrome-gnome-shell on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install chrome-gnome-shell Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install chrome-gnome-shell using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install chrome-gnome-shell

Install chrome-gnome-shell Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install chrome-gnome-shell using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install chrome-gnome-shell

Install chrome-gnome-shell Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install chrome-gnome-shell using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install chrome-gnome-shell

How To Uninstall chrome-gnome-shell on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove chrome-gnome-shell

Uninstall chrome-gnome-shell And Its Dependencies

To uninstall chrome-gnome-shell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove chrome-gnome-shell

Remove chrome-gnome-shell Configurations and Data

To remove chrome-gnome-shell configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge chrome-gnome-shell

Remove chrome-gnome-shell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove chrome-gnome-shell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chrome-gnome-shell

Dependencies

chrome-gnome-shell have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install chrome-gnome-shell package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.