How To Install gnome-shell-extension-onboard on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-onboard on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gnome-shell-extension-onboard
gnome-shell-extension-onboard is:
This package hides the official GNOME3 keyboard and provides an icon to show/hide Onboard. It is only an initial extension that does not show Onboard for activities and passwords, yet.
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-onboard on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-onboard 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-onboard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-onboard
Install gnome-shell-extension-onboard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-onboard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-onboard
Install gnome-shell-extension-onboard 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-onboard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-onboard
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-onboard on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-onboard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-onboard
Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-onboard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-onboard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-shell-extension-onboard
Remove gnome-shell-extension-onboard Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-onboard configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-onboard
Remove gnome-shell-extension-onboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-onboard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-onboard
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-onboard package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
