How To Install gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors is:
A GNOME shell extension that makes the shell more friendly for multiple displays.
You can set whether the following should be present:
- Plugin’s own applet
- Panels
- Thumbnail slider
- Activities button
- AppMenu button
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
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-multi-monitors 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-multi-monitors
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
Install gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
Install gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors 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-multi-monitors
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
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-multi-monitors
Remove gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
Remove gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
References
- gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors website
- gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors on packages.ubuntu.com
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.