How To Install gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led on Ubuntu 18.04. gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led is Shows harddisk activity (IO speed read/write and LED) in GNOME Shell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is `gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led`

gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led is:

Many new laptops and some tiny computers do not have hard disk LEDs.

This extension ads an indicator to GNOME Shell that can either show read/write speeds or LED lights to indicate activity.

There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led 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-hard-disk-led 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-hard-disk-led using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led

Install gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led

Install gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led 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-hard-disk-led using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led

Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led 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-hard-disk-led

Remove gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led

Remove gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-hard-disk-led package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.