How to Install and Uninstall gnome-shell-extensions Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "gnome-shell-extensions" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install gnome-shell-extensions on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gnome-shell-extensions" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall gnome-shell-extensions on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                gnome-shell-extensions
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnome-shell-extensions package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: gnome-shell-extensions
Architecture: all
Version: 3.36.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1137
Depends: gir1.2-atk-1.0, gir1.2-clutter-1.0, gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-gmenu-3.0, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-pango-1.0, gnome-session-bin (>= 3.8), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.24), gnome-shell (<< 3.37), gnome-shell (>= 3.36), gvfs (>= 1.16.0), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend
Recommends: gnome-tweaks
Breaks: gnome-shell-common (<< 3.18)
Replaces: gnome-shell-common (<< 3.18)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-shell-extensions/gnome-shell-extensions_3.36.1-1_all.deb
Size: 155328
MD5sum: eba48041f2ed967a7622fe4ed5ae1440
SHA1: 740dee16f91674d6331903514fe6aa13f756b2ae
SHA256: be2afb91bc94f4fe1c7b1ce366c13566b92a37c2b53c7ea09da0331f166fe8ba
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShell/Extensions
Description: Extensions to extend functionality of GNOME Shell
Description-md5: 84cde06696cd051cbc9e19abcb0efe82