How To Install gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu
gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu is:
Arc Menu is a GNOME shell extension designed to replace the standard menu found in GNOME 3 this application menu extension has some added benefits over the standard menu found in GNOME 3, these include the long awaited search functionality as well as quick access to files on your system and also the current logged in user along with quick access to the software centre and system settings and other features which can be accessed from the settings menu.
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu 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-arc-menu 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-arc-menu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu
Install gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu
Install gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu 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-arc-menu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu
Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu 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-arc-menu
Remove gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu
Remove gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-arc-menu package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.