[GNOME 3] Gnome-Shell extensions

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LukynZ · Post by **LukynZ** » Tue May 24, 2011 6:41 pm

Hello,

I'd like to start this topic to share gnome-shell extensions at one place for gentoo users. I hope it will help some users to "upgrade" their gnome-shell experiences

Official gnome-shell extensions

This is official set of basic gnome-shell extensions.

Some basic info and installation procedure can be found at gnome site.

For detailed view you can check this site.

Note: xrandr-indicator is currently broken and gnome-shell crash with it. If you want to use user-theme extension, be sure to copy glib scheme to system and compile it.

These extensions are updated in time for new ones so it's good idea to check this git site sometimes.

Weather extension (in ebuild)

I think there is nothing to explain. For pictures and installation check this site.

Can be installed by my ebuild

Complete pidgin integration (in ebuild)

There are two extensions for pidgin:

First one only supports changing your status by gnome-shell user menu (available or busy). This extension can be found here. However as ex-arch user I downloaded their AUR tarball from aur and build it by steps in pkgbuild.

Second one is chat integration (like empathy) and it can be found here and can be installed by my ebuild.

System monitor (in ebuild)

Nothing more to explain. Just check this site for pics and installation procedure.

Can be installed from gnome-overlay or by my ebuild.

Power options

With this extension you can select suspend, hibernation or poweroff in shell user menu. It can be downloaded here.

MediasPlayers - media player control extension (in ebuild)

Fine extension for media player control. "Homesite" is here

Can be installed by my ebuild.

Icon Manager (in ebuild)

This extension lets you choose icons for remove or adding to shell panel. More info at git site

Can be installed by my ebuild.

NOTE: These extensions I am currently using. They are tested and works. I know there are some others extensions over internet. This topic will be updated with adding new ones and you can write your tips and links for it too

EBUILD: Ebuild for extensions can be found at https://github.com/LukynZ/extensions-overlay.

yellowhat · Post by **yellowhat** » Tue May 24, 2011 7:57 pm

Very interesting.

Thanks

yellowhat · Post by **yellowhat** » Fri May 27, 2011 9:56 pm

Some interesting script: http://blog.fpmurphy.com/

Naib · Post by **Naib** » Sat May 28, 2011 11:33 am

the system monitor is quite nice

LukynZ · Post by **LukynZ** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:53 pm

I should inform you about great changes in system monitor extensions - https://github.com/paradoxxxzero/gnome- ... tor-applet and link in main post has been updated

LukynZ · Post by **LukynZ** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:25 pm

Added ebuilds for weather and system monitor applets. Works for me, another testing will be fine

LukynZ · Post by **LukynZ** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:45 pm

MediasPlayers as new extension + ebuild. Info in first post.

gimpel · Post by **gimpel** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:49 pm

Thanks for this!

Full pidgin integration is quite nice, now that Empathy's ICQ implementation seems broken since 10th of june.

LukynZ · Post by **LukynZ** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:28 pm

"Old style notification area icons" and "No accessibility icon at panel" has been removed due its support in "Icon Manager" extension.

Ebuilds for single extensions has been removed and ebuild for all extensions has been added. Check first post.

KingYes · Post by **KingYes** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:31 am

How you are install the mediasplayers? it is not work for me.
What need to get it to work on Gentoo?

yellowhat · Post by **yellowhat** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:53 am

Very interesting extension: http://www.o2net.cl/gnome/windowlist.html

tobbebobbe · Post by **tobbebobbe** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:08 pm

I tried emerging the gnome-shell-extensions-system-monitor package, but I get an error message when trying to restart, and X will not start until I removed the package again. Do I need to do something more than just emerging it?

LukynZ · Post by **LukynZ** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:34 pm

Use this instead of old ebuilds https://github.com/LukynZ/extensions-overlay

costel78 · Post by **costel78** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm

LukynZ wrote:Use this instead of old ebuilds https://github.com/LukynZ/extensions-overlay

That overlay works great!
I also tried to use cpu-temp (https://github.com/xtranophilist/gnome- ... emperature), I copied the files in /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/cpu-temp but no sign of applet.
I'm sure that path wasn't correct. The others path are similar with an email address - activity-journal@gnome-shell-extensions.gnome.org GPaste@gnome.org mediaplayer@patapon.info etc.
Any hints/tutorial about how to properly install cpu-temp extension ?

Thank you!

Edit: Well, the answer it's in metadata.json. cpu-temp should be installed in /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/temperature@xtranophilist.

Naib · Post by **Naib** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:45 am

The theme selector extension is nice, ill link later

LukynZ · Post by **LukynZ** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:07 pm

Theme selector is fine, but without shell patch for css bug is useless

yellowhat · Post by **yellowhat** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:43 pm

Is anyone using weather extension with gnome-shell 3.1.91?

yellowhat · Post by **yellowhat** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:15 am

New extension, has anyone an ebuild?

http://www.webupd8.org/2011/09/cardapio ... shell.html

Thanks

jasn · Post by **jasn** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:35 pm

LukynZ wrote:Use this instead of old ebuilds https://github.com/LukynZ/extensions-overlay

Sorry for this but how can one subscribe to the overlay? (I'm not seeing it listed in layman -L)

Thanks..

yellowhat · Post by **yellowhat** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:06 am

I think you have to copy desired ebuild to your local overlay

Uncle CM · Post by **Uncle CM** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:09 pm

No, you have to add an repolist to layman ...

Ive created a list myself and share it with you:
http://proxy.mws-jacob.biz/gentoo/layman.xml

Just, download this file to your desired location, open /etc/layman/layman.cfg and add the file, i.e:

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overlays  : http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/overlays/repositories.xml
            file:///var/lib/layman/your-own-list.xml

After just sync and add the repo:

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layman -S && layman -a LukynZ

please, download and dont link directly to this file!

jasn · Post by **jasn** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:42 pm

Uncle CM,

Thanks very much for both pointing that out, and for providing the correctly formatted XML repo file. I downloaded the file to my system, added the filename to my layman.cfg overlays list, and I was able to sync and install from LukynZ's overlay. BTW, I've noticed that the gnome overlay gnome-shell-extensions live ebuilds have been updated to support Gnome 3.2.0, so I'm not sure if the shell extensions will be better installed from LukynZ's overlay, or from the gnome overlay moving forward, but regardless I definitely appreciate the effort here.

Thanks again..

LukynZ · Post by **LukynZ** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:09 pm

jasn wrote:Uncle CM,

Thanks very much for both pointing that out, and for providing the correctly formatted XML repo file. I downloaded the file to my system, added the filename to my layman.cfg overlays list, and I was able to sync and install from LukynZ's overlay. BTW, I've noticed that the gnome overlay gnome-shell-extensions live ebuilds have been updated to support Gnome 3.2.0, so I'm not sure if the shell extensions will be better installed from LukynZ's overlay, or from the gnome overlay moving forward, but regardless I definitely appreciate the effort here.

Thanks again..

Extensions in my repo are unofficial, so extensions in gnome-overlay are different ones. Actually I did updates for gnome 3.2 and some changes for compiling gpaste extension. However actually only 6 extensions work for gnome 3.2 - weather, system monitor, gpaste, activity journal, global menu and mediaplayer

LukynZ · Post by **LukynZ** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:13 pm

Btw if you wish to add any other extensions to repo - working with gnome 3.2 - let me know and I'll try to add it

KingYes · Post by **KingYes** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:22 am

LukynZ, gnome-shell-extensions-mediaplayer not work for me (3.2), i enable this on the gnome-tweak-tool, and i don't see the icon.
What i can to do?