Questions tagged [gnome-shell-extension]

GNOME Shell extensions are small snippets that expand the functionality and features of GNOME Shell. These snippets are written in JavaScript and CSS.

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Windows lose focus and appear behind desktop icons

On one of my machines I have a problem where the active windows lose focus and appear behind the desktop icons. Cf. screenshots. After playing with Alt-tab it's possible to get out of it, but it's not ...
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Quick settings got broken after reboot

I rebooted my PC and quick settings got broken. This could be because of the Quick Settings Tweaker extension. However, disabling it and rebooting didn't solve the issue. I'm using Ubuntu 22.10 and ...
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GNOME Shell Extensions. Ubuntu Dock is missing extension.js

Ubuntu Dock in GNOME Shell Extensions is missing extension.js
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DING gnome-shell extension crashes repeatedly with GLib-ERROR: Creating pipes for GWakeup: too many open files

After upgrading Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04, I found that my desktop icons keep popping up and disappearing in 1 second intervals rendering the desktop unusable. Looking in the process monitor, is see that ...
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Override GNOME extension compatibility

Is there any way to override the compatibility of a GNOME extension for the current GNOME version? For example, to make an installed GNOME extension work under GNOME 43 even if it has not been updated ...
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How do I reset a Gnome Extension's settings to default? Ex: for "Awesome Tiles" in Ubuntu 22.04?

I installed the Awesome Tiles Gnome Extension in Ubuntu 22.04 via the gnome-shell-extension-manager since installing via the browser doesn't work due to a bug in Ubuntu 22.04, and changed some ...
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Where Gnome extension settings stored

I've installed Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS and Gnome. For Gnome I've installed the following extension. https://github.com/windsorschmidt/disable-workspace-switcher-popup Works fine after setting the ...
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How can I automatically resize a window to 1/4 of the screen and snap it to a corner in Ubuntu 22.04?

I wrote this popular answer for Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04, but now it won't work on Ubuntu 22.04 due to Wayland. https://github.com/negesti/gnome-shell-extensions-negesti#wayland--wnck: Because of this ...
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How to hide/remove GNOME terminal title bar?

How can I hide the GNOME terminal titlebar? I have tried extensions like "unite" and it does not always hide the titlebar. It is only hidden when maximized. Distributor ID: Ubuntu ...
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Desktop icons extension acts like a seperate app sometimes

The desktop icons extension becomes a seperate app like this: If I select the "desktop icons app"(on the right), it displays above nautilus like this: Then, if move to another workspace, ...
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How to decorate Always-on-top windows?

The idea is exactly as in the title. Coming back to Ubuntu after a couple of years using Windows, I really enjoyed the way Always on top PowerToy emphasizes said windows. Is there a way to achieve ...
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Icons in top bar of Ubuntu 22.04 are out of the screen due to many installed extensions

I think I installed way too many GNOME extensions and now my top bar icons are out of my screen. Is there any way to fix/organize this without disabling my GNOME extensions?
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Is there a way to add a "delete software" button upon right-click in the gnome app launcher?

The question is really in the title, but more specifically.. does anyone know of a extension (or any other way) that can add a possibility to delete a software within the app launcher? As shown on ...
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How to remove the outer border of applications folders in GNOME with the Blur my Shell extension?

I'm using the Blur my Shell extension on GNOME Shell. How can I remove the outer border from the GNOME applications folders?
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Are there any close alternatives to Microsoft PowerToys' FancyZones?

Power Toys is an open source toolbox that contains a lot of very useful tools for Windows 10+ and I use it on a daily basis at work. One of them though I really wish I could use in my personal system, ...
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Gnome Shell shows black screen with moving cursor

I have Ubuntu 22.04 and was tuning Gnome with exstensions. At one point the screen just completely froze, I waited 5 min and decided to power off my laptop (by pressing the power button). Now ...
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GNOME Extensions doesn't install any extension

I've tried with the mentioned app, with Edge and with Firefox (snap and apt). It doesn't tell me what's wrong, it lets me click the Install option but it doesn't work. Here are some screenshots: ...
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How can I tile windows to the top and bottom half of my screen using keyboard shortcuts?

I have my screen rotated by 90 degrees (vertical orientation). The default Ubuntu keybindings only support left and right half tiling. I tried compiz, but it didn't work. How can I configure Ubuntu to ...
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gnome-shell-extension-manager will no longer run... should I uninstall and reinstall it?

I had it running gnome-shell-extension-manager but no longer. neither from the apps launcher nor from the command line gnome-shell-extension-manager nor from Ubuntu Software, Installed, Extension ...
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Installing impatience in ubuntu 22.04

I tried installing impatience extension from terminal and got this output:- sandip@sandip:~$ sudo apt-get install -y gnome-shell-extension-impatience Reading package lists... Done Building dependency ...
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How to install Gnome for Ubuntu 22.04 on WSL2? [duplicate]

I am not an advanced user when it comes to Linux; I am a beginner so please be understanding. Namely, I installed the latest version of Ubuntu 22.04 under WSL2, but now I would like to be able to ...
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How to put gpaste with the "right box" of dash-to-panel?

Before I formatted my pc, I had the gpaste installed on my ubuntu and it was displaying normally on the dash-to-panel. After resistalling ubuntu I installed gpaste, I can open it as a standalone ...
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Top bar in gnome 42 in my ubuntu 22.04.1 blinking

Hi its hard to explain but i show a video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RLRNbuIlznPPdu0Z8IkhIWWYUeMWr13M/view?usp=sharing It seems that There are some kind of second top bar behind my official top ...
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Install Draw On your screen extension on Ubuntu 22.04

The Draw on you screen gnome extension is currently not supported in Ubuntu 22.04. https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1683/draw-on-you-screen/ Creating this question to document the steps ...
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gnome-shell-extension app not working on Ubuntu 22.04

Recently I upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 with wayland disabled by default on my system. So I clean installed recommended proprietary nvidia-515 driver to switch to wayland. But this driver is rendering any ...
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Is it possible to hide the workspaces thumbnails in the application launcher?

Is it possible to remove the workspaces thumbnails under the search bar in the application launcher to make more room for the icons? Edit: With this change I'm hoping to have 4 rows of icons instead ...
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Configuration dialog is broken profoundly for all Gnome extensions

Regardless of what Gnome extension I try and what method I use to open the dialog, I get one of the three cases: The text is missing completely. Random letters are visible here and there. Controls ...
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Gnome-Shell Broken Broken

I am on Ubuntu 20.04 desktop. Problems: 1.) No extensions will launch, even though https://extensions.gnome.org/local/ says they are installed and activated. 2.) Gnome-shell ignores appearance ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome-Shell Extension CPU Usage

I am a big fan of gnome-shell extensions, except for the problem of tracking high CPU usage. I run a lot of background scripts related to server management, therefore constantly constantly logging in /...
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Can't Delete Root Trash

In Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS, I run Disk Usage Analyzer (DUA) as root (sudo baobab). It shows me two different USB drives: one booted, the other bootable, both mounted. Both have the same problem. The ...
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Dock window preview becomes too large when multiple instances of the same app is open

When multiple instances of the same app is opened, I get to see the preview of the opened instances. Before it was alright. Recently, it happened like this.
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Pop shell changes tab alignment in Firefox

I have recently installed Pop Shell and I have noticed that in Firefox the first tab is shifted to the right, as can be seen in the following picture: Any ideas of what is causing this behavior and ...
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How to install topicons plus extension in ubuntu 22.04?

I need to install topicons plus extension but ubuntu 22.04 not supported any one tell me the alternate extension for topicons plus
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How to get GNOME to recognize hibernate and make it available from dropdown menu and as a power button otpion?

Now that I managed to extend swap and enable hibernation, I'd like hibernate to be available from the menu and as an action under the power button. I tried assigning hibernate through gsettings $ ...
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Your native host connector do not support following APIs: v6

When I try to download extensions on https://extensions.gnome.org/, this message appears: Your native host connector do not support following APIs: v6. Probably you should upgrade native host ...
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GNOME top bar tray icon shows error icon "A problem occured when checking for updates"

I installed a fresh installation of Ubuntu 20.04 and a couple of applications. Now on this relatively fresh system I have this error icon in the top bar in the tray icon section. When clicking it, it ...
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Auto-hiding top panel in Ubuntu 22.04

I have a newly installed Ubuntu 22.04, and I would like to auto-hide the top panel (the one that has date, time etc). I have followed this guide through all of the steps, but there was no change with ...
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How can I hide workspaces from application list in Ubuntu 22.04?

I just want to remove the red marked part from my app drawer. Is it possible to remove ?
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Ubuntu 22.04 gnome-shell --version return 40.5

I just upgraded Ubuntu from 21.10 to 22.04 and I couldn't install several of my gnome extensions. After a few hours of research, I finally realized that there seems to be a gnome-shell version issue ...
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where are system-monitor-next extension's settings stored? or how to make it work again? for 22.04

The systray indicator is important as it is small and I can keep it always visible. What I always need to monitor is (in this order of importance): iowait, disk write, cpu usage, disk read, network ...
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How to disable the popup shown when changing a workspace?

I use Ubuntu 20.04 and I would like to disable the popup shown when changing a workspace:
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Move window to next screen with focus

I have been using unity interface for last 10 years and recently started using Gnome and completely happy with the flexibility it offers using extension. However, one major issue which i have been ...
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Make Gnome more traditional?

I've used Ubuntu since the earlier days, if you look me up in the Forums you'll see I joined pretty quickly. All that is to say that I started with the traditional Gnome 2.x interface that Ubuntu ...
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Why does It say I need to install a native host connector when I already have it installed? (Gnome Extensions)

I already ran chrome-gnome-shell, but it still says I need to install a native host connector: Any fixes?
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | Gnome Shell Extension Manager not working properly (Settings freezing)

When using Gnome Extension Manager on Ubuntu 22.04LTS, the app freezes every time I open the settings of some extension I tried to install the app with Snap, apt-get, Flatpak and even tried the Chrome ...
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Some Parts of Ubuntu Still in Light Mode After Switching to Dark Mode

I use Ubuntu 22.04 and installed Gnome Extensions to try to get a purple theme, which that mostly worked out. The problem now is, there are multiple things that are in light mode, such as the Calendar,...
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RE: How to separate system icons in top bar - Gnome 42

Referring to the link: How to separate system icons in top bar I would like to separate the system icons in the top bar, that is wifi, bluetooth, sound and battery, to have 4 different clickable icons....
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What is the `gjs` process in Ubuntu 22.04? What if I remove it?

I have 2 processes running as gjs in my Ubuntu 22.04. Using the ps -aux | grep -n gjs command I can find them as: /usr/bin/gjs /usr/share/gnome-shell/org.gnome.Shell.Notifications /usr/bin/gjs /usr/...
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Can I disable the shell theme for my dock?

I customized my dock (dash to dock) a little bit with the dconf application and I really liked it, but when I activated my shell theme (dracula) it kind of ruined the neat look and I can't fix it in ...
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GNOME Shell extensions not working in Ubuntu 22.04

I followed the instructions on https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-gnome-shell-extensions-on-ubuntu-22-04-jammy-jellyfish-linux-desktop to install GNOME Shell extensions, but I still get the error: ...
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