How To Install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Kali Linux.
What is gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
gnome-shell-extension-appindicator is:
This extension integrates Ubuntu AppIndicators and KStatusNotifierItems (KDE’s blessed successor of the systray) into GNOME Shell.
Features:
- show indicator icons in the panel
- reveal indicator menus upon click
- double clicking an icon will activate the application window (if implemented by the indicator)
- middle mouse click an icon to send a ‘SecondaryActivate’ event to the application. Support needs to be implemented in the application
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Kali Linux. 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-appindicator Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-appindicatorInstall gnome-shell-extension-appindicator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-appindicatorInstall gnome-shell-extension-appindicator Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-appindicatorHow To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-appindicator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-appindicatorUninstall gnome-shell-extension-appindicator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-appindicator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-shell-extension-appindicatorRemove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-appindicatorRemove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-appindicatorDependencies
gnome-shell-extension-appindicator have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
