How To Install gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button on Ubuntu 18.04. gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button is Adds a log out button to the system action list in GNOME Shell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is `gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button`

gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button is:

LogOutButton is a GNOME Shell extension which adds a log out button to the system action list next to the power-off, settings and lock buttons.

To enable it, turn it on in GNOME Tweak. There are no settings to configure

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button

Install gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button

Install gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button 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-log-out-button using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button

Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button 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-log-out-button

Remove gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button

Remove gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button

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Summary

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