How To Install gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts on Ubuntu 18.04. gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts is Creates a shortcuts help pop-up in GNOME Shell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts

gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts is:

Shortcuts is a GNOME Shell extension that creates a pop-up when Super + S is pressed that gives a list of useful keyboard shortcuts in the GNOME Shell desktop environment

There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts 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-shortcuts 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-shortcuts using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts

Install gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts

Install gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts 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-shortcuts using aptitude by running the following command:

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

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts

Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts 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-shortcuts

Remove gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts

Remove gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-shortcuts package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.