Can't enable GNOME Shell user theme extension
Geeky Way
You can install user-themes and other extensions from PPA, since extensions are not available in official repositories. Enter following commands to have themes working.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme
Now restart gnome-shell using Alt+F2 run dialog and entering r
.
Enable extension form gnome-tweak-tool and you're done.
Preferred Alternate Way
This is by far the easiest way to install "user-themes" extension, as well as many other GNOME shell extensions.
- Just open Firefox (you CAN NOT use any other browser, as of now).
- And visit extensions.gnome.org
- You can search for extension you're looking for, as well explore other great extensions.
Found the extension? Just click on the switch to install it.
Aah..... by the way for user-themes, you can get it here.
Note: GNOME Shell doesn't have Alt+F2 Run dialog enabled by default, so if that's the case, you can enable it via Keyboard Settings>Shortcuts>System.
ajlain
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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ajlain over 1 year
Just installed 11.10 and GNOME Tweak Tool but can't install
gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme
due to it not existing (or soapt-get install
tells me). Because of that, there is no enablinguser-theme-extensions
in the advanced settings for the GNOME Tweak Tool. I can't find the repository for it anywhere. What am I doing wrong? -
ajlain over 12 yearsAhh there's the elusive repository. Thank you so much. I don't know why I couldn't find it.
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Marceau over 12 yearsYa, credit goes to Andrew (author of www.webupd8.org), which is 2nd best place to keep track of Ubuntu-esque stuff after www.omgubuntu.co.uk.