How To Install gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button on Debian 9. gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button is Gnome-shell extension to modify the suspend/shutdown buttons

Introduction

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

What is gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button

gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button is:

This Gnome-shell extension allows you to control the suspend/shutdown buttons in the status menu

Please note that you have to manually enable the extension, for example using gnome-tweak-tool.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button

Install gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button

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

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button

Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button 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-suspend-button

Remove gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button

Dependencies

gnome-shell-extension-suspend-button have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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