How To Install gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer on Debian 10.
What is gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer
gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer is:
This GNOME Shell extension monitors D-Bus for media players that implement the MPRIS v2.1 specification, and displays an indicator in the Shell’s system menu which shows current song and can be used to control playback. Suitable media players include Rhythmbox, Banshee and Clementine.
Please note that each user will need to enable the extension manually, for example using the gnome-tweaks application.
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer on Debian 10. 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-mediaplayer 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-mediaplayer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer
Install gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer
Install gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer 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-mediaplayer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer
Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer
Remove gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer
Remove gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer
Dependencies
gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
