How To Install gnome-shell-pomodoro on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-pomodoro
on Debian 11.
What is gnome-shell-pomodoro
gnome-shell-pomodoro is:
This GNOME Shell app helps you to manage time according to the pomodoro technique.
Features:
- puts a countdown timer in the GNOME Shell top panel;
- nags you with reminders about taking a break;
- uses full screen notifications that can be easily dismissed;
- hides other notifications until the start of the break;
- sets your IM (Empathy) status to “busy”.
The pomodoro technique is a time and focus management method which improves productivity and quality of work. The name comes from a kitchen timer, which can be used to keep track of time. In short, you are supposed to focus on work for around 25 minutes and then have a well deserved break in which you should relax. Then when this cycle repeats for the fourth time you should take a longer break (have a walk or something).
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-pomodoro
on Debian 11. 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-pomodoro Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-pomodoro
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install gnome-shell-pomodoro Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-pomodoro
using apt
by running the following command:
Install gnome-shell-pomodoro 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.
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-pomodoro
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-pomodoro on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-pomodoro
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall gnome-shell-pomodoro And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-pomodoro
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
Remove gnome-shell-pomodoro Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-pomodoro
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
Remove gnome-shell-pomodoro configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-pomodoro
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
gnome-shell-pomodoro have the following dependencies:
- gnome-shell
- gnome-shell-pomodoro-data
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libcanberra0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgom-1.0-0
- libgstreamer1.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libpeas-1.0-0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-pomodoro
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.