How To Install gnome-shell-extension-hijra on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-hijra on Kali Linux. gnome-shell-extension-hijra is Hijri Islamic Calendar GNOME shell extension

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-hijra on Kali Linux.

What is gnome-shell-extension-hijra

gnome-shell-extension-hijra is:

Hijri GNOME shell extension that uses Hijra Algorithm by Muayyad Saleh Alsadi provided by python-hijra package.

This algorithm is based on integer operations which that there is no round errors (given accurate coefficients) the accuracy of this algorithm is based on 3 constants (p, q and a) where p/q is the full months percentage [ gcd(p,q) must be 1 ] currently it is set to 191/360 which mean that there is 191 months having 30 days in a span of 360 years, other months are 29 days, and a is just a shift.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-hijra

Install gnome-shell-extension-hijra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-hijra

Install gnome-shell-extension-hijra 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-hijra

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-hijra on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-hijra

Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-hijra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-hijra 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-hijra

Remove gnome-shell-extension-hijra Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-shell-extension-hijra configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-hijra

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-hijra

Dependencies

gnome-shell-extension-hijra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-hijra package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.