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

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-prefs on Kali Linux. gnome-shell-extension-prefs is tool to enable / disable GNOME Shell extensions

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-prefs using aptitude by running the following command:

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

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

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