How To Install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus on Kali Linux.
What is gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus
gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus is:
This GNOME Shell extension alters how the Shell displays freedesktop.org system tray icons (status icons, notification-area icons). In the upstream GNOME Shell code, these icons appear in a small pop-out panel in the bottom left corner of the screen; this extension moves them to the top bar, between the clock and system menu.
Please note that each user will need to enable the extension manually, for example using the gnome-shell-extension-prefs application.
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus 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-top-icons-plus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plusInstall gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plusInstall gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plusHow To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plusUninstall gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus 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-top-icons-plusRemove gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plusRemove gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plusDependencies
gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.