How To Install gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 20.04. 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 20.04
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 20.04, 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 20.04 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
References
- gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button website
- gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button on packages.ubuntu.com
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-log-out-button package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.