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Taskbar Installation
There are two possible file system paths where GNOME Shell Extensions can be installed, one path for the local user and one path for systemwide use. Please make sure to only use one of the paths for TaskBar 2020. The TaskBar folder must be named TaskBar@c0ldplasma , this is case-sensitive.
For the local user:
$HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/
Or Systemwide:
/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/
TaskBar@c0ldplasma/
├── images/
├── locale/
├── schemas/
├── scripts/
├── extension.js
├── lib.js
├── LICENSE
├── metadata.json
├── prefs.js
├── README.md
├── stylesheet.css
├── TaskBar.pot
└── windows.js
GNOME Shell Extensions
GNOME Shell Extensions Alternative
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This installs TaskBar 2020 for the local user.
Make sure that the "GNOME Shell Integration" plugin (gnome-shell-browser-plugin) is installed and enabled in your browser preferences.
Visit https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/2506/taskbar-updated/ and click the On/Off button on the top right side to install TaskBar 2020. Once installed you can use the On/Off button to enable/disable TaskBar 2020.
Visit https://extensions.gnome.org/local/ to see your installed extensions. Click the red uninstall (X) button next to TaskBar.
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Download the TaskBar 2020 zip file from https://extensions.gnome.org/extension-data/TaskBarc0ldplasma.v1.shell-extension.zip Terminal:
wget -O /tmp/taskbar.zip "https://extensions.gnome.org/extension-data/TaskBarc0ldplasma.v1.shell-extension.zip" -
Extract the zip file to the new folder TaskBar@c0ldplasma in the extensions directory.
Terminal:
mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/"
unzip /tmp/taskbar.zip -d "$HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/"
Or for systemwide use:
sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/
sudo unzip /tmp/taskbar.zip -d /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/ -
Restart GNOME Shell:
X11: [ Alt ]-[ F2 ] + [ r ],
Wayland: Make sure to save your work, then log out and log back in. -
Enable TaskBar 2020 on the extension website https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/2506/taskbar-updated/ or with gnome-tweak-tool (Advanced Settings),
or via Terminal:
List the enabled extensions.
gsettings get org.gnome.shell enabled-extensions
Add TaskBar to the list (Example).
gsettings set org.gnome.shell enabled-extensions "['[email protected]', '[email protected]', 'TaskBar@c0ldplasma']"
Terminal:
rm -r "$HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/"
Or systemwide:
sudo rm -r /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/
Restart GNOME Shell:
X11: [ Alt ]-[ F2 ] + [ r ],
Wayland: Make sure to save your work, then log out and log back in.
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Clone the repository once with git.
Terminal:
git clone https://github.com/c0ldplasma/gnome-shell-extension-taskbar.git "$HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/"
Or for systemwide use:
sudo git clone https://github.com/c0ldplasma/gnome-shell-extension-taskbar.git /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/ -
Restart GNOME Shell:
X11: [ Alt ]-[ F2 ] + [ r ],
Wayland: Make sure to save your work, then log out and log back in. -
Enable TaskBar on the extension website https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/2506/taskbar-updated/ or with gnome-tweak-tool (Advanced Settings),
or via Terminal:
List the enabled extensions.
gsettings get org.gnome.shell enabled-extensions
Add TaskBar to the list (Example).
gsettings set org.gnome.shell enabled-extensions "['[email protected]', '[email protected]', 'TaskBar@c0ldplasma']"
Terminal:
git --git-dir="$HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/.git" --work-tree="$HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/" pull
Or systemwide:
sudo git --git-dir=/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/.git --work-tree=/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/ pull
Terminal:
rm -r "$HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/"
Or systemwide:
sudo rm -r /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/TaskBar@c0ldplasma/
Restart GNOME Shell:
X11: [ Alt ]-[ F2 ] + [ r ],
Wayland: Make sure to save your work, then log out and log back in.