How To Install gnome-shell-extension-redshift on Debian 10

Learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-redshift on Debian 10 with this tutorial. gnome-shell-extension-redshift is redshift extension for GNOME Shell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-redshift on Debian 10.

What is gnome-shell-extension-redshift

gnome-shell-extension-redshift is:

GNOME shell extension to control redshift, which adjusts the color temperature of your screen.

There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-redshift 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-redshift 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-redshift using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-redshift

Install gnome-shell-extension-redshift Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-redshift

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

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-redshift

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-redshift on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-redshift

Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-redshift And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-redshift 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-redshift

Remove gnome-shell-extension-redshift Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-shell-extension-redshift configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-redshift

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-redshift

Dependencies

gnome-shell-extension-redshift have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-redshift package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.