How To Install gnome-shell-extensions on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extensions on Debian 9. gnome-shell-extensions is Extensions to extend functionality of GNOME Shell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extensions on Debian 9.

What is gnome-shell-extensions

gnome-shell-extensions is:

The GNOME Shell redefines user interactions with the GNOME desktop. In particular, it offers new paradigms for launching applications, accessing documents, and organizing open windows in GNOME. Later, it will introduce a new applets eco-system and offer new solutions for other desktop features, such as notifications and contacts management. The GNOME Shell is intended to replace functions handled by the GNOME Panel and by the window manager in previous versions of GNOME. The GNOME Shell has rich visual effects enabled by new graphical technologies.

GNOME Shell is extensible using extensions. This package contains official GNOME Shell extensions.

There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extensions on Debian 9. 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-extensions 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-extensions using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extensions

Install gnome-shell-extensions Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extensions

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

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extensions

How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extensions on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extensions

Uninstall gnome-shell-extensions And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-shell-extensions and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-shell-extensions

Remove gnome-shell-extensions Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-shell-extensions configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extensions

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extensions

Dependencies

gnome-shell-extensions have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extensions package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.