How To Install gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor on Debian 9.
What is gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor
gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor is:
System information such as memory usage, cpu usage, network rates and more can be displayed in the notification area in GNOME Shell.
Settings can be accessed via gnome-tweak-tool where monitoring settings can be adjusted.
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor 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-system-monitor 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-system-monitor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor
Install gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor
Install gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor 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-system-monitor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor
Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor 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-system-monitor
Remove gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor
Remove gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor
Dependencies
gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.