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

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver on Kali Linux. gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver is pixel saver extension for GNOME shell

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-pixelsaver using aptitude by running the following command:

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

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

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.