How To Install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus on Ubuntu 20.04. gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus is GNOME Shell extension to move system tray icons to top bar

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus on Ubuntu 20.04.

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-tweaks application.

There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-top-icons-plus 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-top-icons-plus using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus

Install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After 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-plus

Install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus 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-top-icons-plus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus on Ubuntu 20.04

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-plus

Uninstall 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 Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus

Remove gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus

Remove 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-plus

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.