How To Install gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview on Debian 12.
What is gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview
gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview is:
GNOME has had vertically stacked workspaces for a long time. The GNOME 40 update made the switch to a horizontal layout.
This extension aims to replace the new GNOME overview with something that resembles the old style.
Please note that you have to manually enable the extension, for example using gnome-extensions-app, which is part of the gnome-shell-extension-prefs package.
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview on Debian 12. 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-vertical-overview 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-vertical-overview using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview
Install gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview
Install gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview
Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview
Remove gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview
Remove gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview
Dependencies
gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview have the following dependencies:
References
- gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview website
- gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview on packages.debian.org
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-vertical-overview package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
