How To Install gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities on Ubuntu 18.04

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities

gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities is:

This extension hides the Acitivies text and button on the top left corner of GNOME shell, making the appearance simpler and the panel less cluttered.

There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities 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-hide-activities 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-hide-activities using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities

Install gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities

Install gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities 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-hide-activities using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities

Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities 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-hide-activities

Remove gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities

Remove gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities

References

• gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities website
• gnome-shell-extension-hide-activities on packages.ubuntu.com

Summary

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