How To Install gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi
gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi is:
By default GNOME shell doesn’t have an option to disconnect from wifi from the panel menu.
This plugin adds a ‘disconnect’ menu entry to the wifi menu.
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi 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-disconnect-wifi 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-disconnect-wifi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi
Install gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi
Install gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi 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-disconnect-wifi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi
Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi 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-disconnect-wifi
Remove gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi
Remove gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi
References
- gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi website
- gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi on packages.ubuntu.com
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-disconnect-wifi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
