Command to List Installed and Enabled GNOME Extensions

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I want a command to list all extensions currently installed. Also, a command to list all enabled extensions.

Is this possible?

vanadium · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-14 18:58:24Z

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Your locally installed gnome Shell extensions, i.e., these that are installed for your user only, can be listed with the commmand:

ls ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/

You can find out which extensions are enables by querying a dconf setting:

gsettings get org.gnome.shell enabled-extensions

System wide installed gnome-shell extensions are listed with the command

ls /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/

answered Apr 14, 2019 at 12:34

vanadium

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Doesn't gnome-tweaks provide an interface to enable/disable gnome extensions?
– DK Bose
Apr 14, 2019 at 12:41
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@DKBose, OP is asking for commands.
– vanadium
Apr 14, 2019 at 16:02
I was referring to the last para where you wrote "These extensions can only be disabled ..." which isn't the same as removing using sudo apt remove.
– DK Bose
Apr 14, 2019 at 16:06
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Best to do this at extensions.gnome.org/local
– heynnema
Apr 14, 2019 at 17:01
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@vanadium GNOME extensions can NOT be removed with sudo apt remove, as most are not installed by apt, but rather at extensions.gnome.org/local
– heynnema
Apr 14, 2019 at 17:02

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Pablo Bianchi · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-14 02:13:23Z

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gnome-extensions list

will show all extensions enabled and disabled. To only show those extensions which are enabled use the command:

gnome-extensions list --enabled

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answered Oct 13, 2020 at 14:44

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It's worth to mention that gnome-extensions command is available from Gnome 34.
– gerlos
Oct 23, 2020 at 8:25

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