How To Install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
gnome-shell-extension-appindicator is:
Support app indicators in top panel, as the default Ubuntu experience.
System update of KStatusNotifierItem/AppIndicator extension.
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-appindicator 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-appindicator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
Install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
Install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator 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-appindicator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-appindicator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-appindicator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-appindicator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
Remove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-appindicator configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
Remove 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-appindicator
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
