How To Install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode on Kali Linux.
What is gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
gnome-shell-extension-gamemode is:
GameMode optimises your system for peak performance when running a game.
This shell extension will show you whether GameMode is active and for which windows.
If you have the Debian gamemode package installed, you can test this extension by running: /usr/libexec/gamemode-simulate-game which should pop up a notification that gamemode is running, and that it has stopped after 10 seconds.
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode 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-gamemode 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-gamemode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-gamemodeInstall gnome-shell-extension-gamemode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-gamemodeInstall gnome-shell-extension-gamemode 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-gamemode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-gamemodeHow To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-gamemode on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-gamemode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-gamemodeUninstall gnome-shell-extension-gamemode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-gamemode 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-gamemodeRemove gnome-shell-extension-gamemode Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-gamemode configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-gamemodeRemove gnome-shell-extension-gamemode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-gamemode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-gamemodeDependencies
gnome-shell-extension-gamemode have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
