How To Install chrome-gnome-shell on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chrome-gnome-shell on Ubuntu.
What is chrome-gnome-shell
chrome-gnome-shell is:
Provides integration with GNOME Shell extensions repository for Chromium (and derivatives) and Firefox
This package provides the connector that talks with the browser extension
There are three methods to install chrome-gnome-shell on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install chrome-gnome-shell Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install chrome-gnome-shell using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chrome-gnome-shell
Install chrome-gnome-shell Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chrome-gnome-shell using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chrome-gnome-shell
Install chrome-gnome-shell 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 chrome-gnome-shell using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chrome-gnome-shell
How To Uninstall chrome-gnome-shell on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the chrome-gnome-shell package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chrome-gnome-shell
Uninstall chrome-gnome-shell And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chrome-gnome-shell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chrome-gnome-shell
Remove chrome-gnome-shell Configurations and Data
To remove chrome-gnome-shell configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chrome-gnome-shell
Remove chrome-gnome-shell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chrome-gnome-shell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chrome-gnome-shell
Dependencies
chrome-gnome-shell have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chrome-gnome-shell package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.