How To Install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Ubuntu 22.04.
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) and legacy tray icons 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
- supports legacy tray icons
- icons can be themed, resized and effects can be applied
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator on Ubuntu 22.04. 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 22.04
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 22.04, 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 22.04 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 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.