Embedded Files
Restart Gnome
Restart Gnome
For situations like...
Your mouse pointer moves but you can't interact with any windows.
Press ALT + F2. In the Enter a Command box that should appear type r and press Enter
If that doesn't work (e.g. it sometimes seems to fail if you are running Gnome over VNC)...
killall -HUP gnome-shell
Later versions of Ubuntu use "Wayland". In this environment restarting using Alt+F2 and r is not possible.
However using Super (aka the Windows Key) +L will log you out without stopping running programs, which should have a similar effect
gnome-shell
gnome-shell
Version
Version
gnome-shell --version
gnome-tweak-tool
gnome-tweak-tool
Check
Check
apt list --installed gnome-tweak-tool
Install
Install
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
Run
Run
gnome-tweaks
gnome-shell-extensions
gnome-shell-extensions
Check
Check
apt list --installed gnome-shell-extensions
Install
Install
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions
Restart Gnome as described above. New Extensions should now appear in Tweak tool...
In Ubuntu 18.04 this also installs:
gir1.2-clutter-1.0 (GObject Introspection data for the Clutter 1.0 library)gir1.2-cogl-1.0 (GObject Introspection data for the Cogl 1.0 library)gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 (GObject Introspection for the GoglPango 1.0 library)
gir1.2-clutter-1.0 (GObject Introspection data for the Clutter 1.0 library)gir1.2-cogl-1.0 (GObject Introspection data for the Cogl 1.0 library)gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 (GObject Introspection for the GoglPango 1.0 library)
Add Extension (Manual Method)
Add Extension (Manual Method)
Search or browse for the extension you want
Download. Enter your Shell version if required. (gnome-shell --version)
Extract the downloaded file to a temporary folder
Check the UUID from metadata.json in your temporary folder (grep uuid metadata.json)
Move your temporary folder to ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions and rename it to match the UUID
Restart Gnome Shell (Alt+F2,r)
Restart Gnome Tweaks tool. The new extension should now appear.
Add Extension (Browser Add-On)
Add Extension (Browser Add-On)
sudo apt-get install chrome-gnome-shell
Follow the link to install the browser extension.Â
Install chrome-gnome-shell (note that this also works for Firefox and Opera).
The extensions.gmome.org website will now show a toggle switch to easily install/enable extensions.
Install chrome-gnome-shell (note that this also works for Firefox and Opera).
The extensions.gmome.org website will now show a toggle switch to easily install/enable extensions.
Show Date in Menu Bar
Show Date in Menu Bar
Use gnome-tweak-tool or...
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/interface/clock-show-date 'true'
Gnome File Indexer
Gnome File Indexer
tracker-miner-fs
tracker-store
tracker-extract
Bibliography
Bibliography
https://www.fosslinux.com/3165/how-to-create-app-folders-in-ubuntu-17-10.htmhttps://itectec.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-how-to-show-date-in-top-bar-of-deskop-in-ubuntu-18-04-lts/https://extensions.gnome.org/https://itsfoss.com/gnome-shell-extensions/https://askubuntu.com/questions/202541/how-do-i-open-gnome-tweak-tool-from-the-terminalhttps://www.linuxuprising.com/2020/07/how-to-restart-gnome-shell-from-command.htmlhttps://superuser.com/questions/1164174/how-can-i-restart-the-gnome-shell-on-wayland
Gnome File Indexerhttps://www.reddit.com/r/SolusProject/comments/atckw3/what_exactly_is_trackerminerfs_as_shown_under/?rdt=33285https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/704220/what-is-tracker-miner-f-and-how-to-stop-ithttps://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/515775/gnome-desktops-tracker-spams-syslog-at-boot
Gnome File Indexerhttps://www.reddit.com/r/SolusProject/comments/atckw3/what_exactly_is_trackerminerfs_as_shown_under/?rdt=33285https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/704220/what-is-tracker-miner-f-and-how-to-stop-ithttps://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/515775/gnome-desktops-tracker-spams-syslog-at-boot
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