How To Install gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• gir1.2-clutter-1.0
• gir1.2-gtop-2.0
• gnome-shell

References

• gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.