How To Install gnome-shell-extension-prefs on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-prefs on Debian 12.
What is gnome-shell-extension-prefs
gnome-shell-extension-prefs is:
This package contains a tool which users who use Shell extensions can use to toggle them on and off, and access their preferences.
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-prefs on Debian 12. 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-prefs 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-prefs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-prefs
Install gnome-shell-extension-prefs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-prefs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-prefs
Install gnome-shell-extension-prefs 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-prefs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-prefs
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-prefs on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-prefs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-prefs
Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-prefs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-prefs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-shell-extension-prefs
Remove gnome-shell-extension-prefs Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-prefs configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-prefs
Remove gnome-shell-extension-prefs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-prefs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-prefs
Dependencies
gnome-shell-extension-prefs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-prefs package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.