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

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-hide-veth on Ubuntu 18.04. gnome-shell-extension-hide-veth is hides veth devices typically used by docker and lxc

Introduction

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

What is gnome-shell-extension-hide-veth

gnome-shell-extension-hide-veth is:

If you use LXC or Docker, you might find a bunch of annoying veth devices in network-manager.

This extension will hide those veth devices from gnome-shell.

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

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

Install gnome-shell-extension-hide-veth 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-veth using apt by running the following command:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-hide-veth 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-veth

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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