How To Install gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop
gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop is:
This is GNOME Extension to control GNOME Shell XR desktop.
Please note that each user will need to enable the extension manually, for example using gnome-tweak-tool.
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop 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-xrdesktop 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-xrdesktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop
Install gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop
Install gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop 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-xrdesktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop
Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop 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-xrdesktop
Remove gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop
Remove gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-xrdesktop package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.