How to Install Gnome Extensions
42#Linux #GNOME #Extensions
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0243.html
01. Log into the Linux device
02. Execute the following commands in a terminal:
# install gnome tweaks utility
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
# create the extensions directory
mkdir /.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions -p
# output the gnome shell version
gnome-shell --version
03. Open a web browser and navigate to https://extensions.gnome.org/
04. Search for an extension to install and select it
05. From the Shell version... dropdown select the closest version to the installed gnome shell version output earlier
06. Select the latest version available from the Extension version... dropdown
07. Save the extension .zip file
08. Open a file manager and navigate to ~/Downloads
09. Extract the downloaded extension .zip file
10. Browse the extracted folder contents and edit metadata.json in a text editor
11. Copy the value of UUID key
12. Close the text editor
13. Navigate back one directory
14. Cut the entire extracted extension directory to ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/
15. Restart Gnome Shell by logging out and logging back in
16. Launch Gnome Tweaks
17. Select Extensions from the left navigation menu
18. The newly installed extension should be listed
19. Enable the extension and enjoy
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