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

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-trash on Ubuntu 18.04. gnome-shell-extension-trash is trash applet for GNOME shell

Introduction

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

What is gnome-shell-extension-trash

gnome-shell-extension-trash is:

A minimalist Trash management extension for the GNOME Shell.

It allows you to empty and open the trash folder from the panel. It hides completely when the trash folder is empty.

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

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

Install gnome-shell-extension-trash Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-trash And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-trash 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-trash

Remove gnome-shell-extension-trash Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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