Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
gnome-shell-extension-gamemode is:
GameMode optimises your system for peak performance when running a game.
This shell extension will show you whether GameMode is active and for which
windows.
If you have the Debian gamemode package installed, you can test this
extension by running: /usr/libexec/gamemode-simulate-game
which should pop up a notification that gamemode is running, and
that it has stopped after 10 seconds.
There are three methods to install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
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-gamemode 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-gamemode
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
Install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
Install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode 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-gamemode
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
How To Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-gamemode on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-gamemode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
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-gamemode
Remove gnome-shell-extension-gamemode Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
Remove gnome-shell-extension-gamemode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.