How To Install gnome-shell-extension-better-volume on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-better-volume on Debian 9. gnome-shell-extension-better-volume is GNOME Shell extension that improves volume control

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-better-volume on Debian 9.

What is gnome-shell-extension-better-volume

gnome-shell-extension-better-volume is:

This simple extension implements two small features:

When using the mouse-scroll over the volume indicator, the volume slider appears and displays the appropriate level.

Clicking on the volume indicator using the mouse middle button will toggle output mute.

There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-better-volume on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gnome-shell-extension-better-volume Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-better-volume

Install gnome-shell-extension-better-volume Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-better-volume

Install gnome-shell-extension-better-volume 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 gnome-shell-extension-better-volume using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-better-volume

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-better-volume on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-better-volume package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-better-volume

Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-better-volume And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-better-volume and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-shell-extension-better-volume

Remove gnome-shell-extension-better-volume Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-shell-extension-better-volume configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-better-volume

Remove gnome-shell-extension-better-volume configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-better-volume

Dependencies

gnome-shell-extension-better-volume have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-better-volume package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.