How To Install gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock is:
A dock for the Gnome Shell, default Ubuntu experience.
This extension is a modified version of Dash To Dock with different defaults. Dash To Dock can be installed to replace it and give more (but unsupported) configuration options. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop
Package: gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock Architecture: all Version: 67ubuntu20.04.5 Priority: optional Section: gnome Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Didier Roche [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 636 Depends: gnome-shell (« 3.37), gnome-shell (>= 3.35.90), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend Replaces: gnome-shell-extension-dashtodock Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock/gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock_67ubuntu20.04.5_all.deb Size: 72468 MD5sum: 5f164a4b409876dadfd48fd674c8b65f SHA1: fe8d42e0485487245d1c776483e5f65a1ee6a03a SHA256: 03a154662246f1c735d74995e175225908f66096e4e0f488edb697505291b5bc Homepage: https://github.com/micheleg/dash-to-dock/blob/ubuntu-dock/README.md Description-en: Ubuntu Dock for GNOME Shell A dock for the Gnome Shell, default Ubuntu experience.
This extension is a modified version of Dash To Dock with different defaults. Dash To Dock can be installed to replace it and give more (but unsupported) configuration options. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock 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-ubuntu-dock 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-ubuntu-dock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
Install gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
Install gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock 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-ubuntu-dock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock 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-ubuntu-dock
Remove gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
Remove gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.