How To Install gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver on Debian 9.
What is gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver
gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver is:
Pixel Saver is designed to save pixels by fusing activity bar and title bar in GNOME shell.
It is inspired by previous tools such as Maximus.
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver on Debian 9. 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-pixelsaver 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-pixelsaver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver
Install gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver
Install gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver
Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver
Remove gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver
Remove gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver
Dependencies
gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.