https://github.com/brunelli/gnome-shell-extension-installer

A bash script to search and install extensions from extensions.gnome.org
https://github.com/brunelli/gnome-shell-extension-installer

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A bash script to search and install extensions from extensions.gnome.org

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/brunelli/gnome-shell-extension-installer
• Owner: brunelli
• License: gpl-2.0
• Archived: true
• Created: 2014-10-22T22:06:57.000Z (about 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-01-18T01:54:12.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-01T19:54:51.161Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: bash, gnome, gnome-shell
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 97.7 KB
• Stars: 210
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 29
• Open Issues: 8
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
GNOME Shell Extension Installer

===============================

A bash script to install and search extensions from [extensions.gnome.org](https://extensions.gnome.org/).

[![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/2kkzsbsd9k4x9xtn028q7w3dn.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/2kkzsbsd9k4x9xtn028q7w3dn)

## Help

```

Usage: gnome-shell-extension-installer EXTENSION_ID [EXTENSION_ID...] [GNOME_VERSION] [OPTIONS]

Options:

  -s or --search [STRING] Interactive search.

  --yes                   Skip all prompts.

  --no-install            Saves the extension(s) in the current directory.

  --update                Check for new versions.

  --restart-shell         Restart GNOME Shell after the extensions are installed.

  -h or --help            Print this message.

Usage examples:

  gnome-shell-extension-installer 307               # Install "Dash to Dock"

  gnome-shell-extension-installer 307 3.8           # Install for Shell 3.8

  gnome-shell-extension-installer 53 --no-install   # Download "Pomodoro"

  gnome-shell-extension-installer -s "User Themes"  # Search "User Themes"

```

By default extensions are installed in `$HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/`,

except if the script is run with super user permission

(then, it will be installed in `/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/`).

## Installation

### Manual installation

Dependencies:

- `bash`

- `curl`

- `dbus`

- `perl`

- `git` (optional)

- `less` (optional)

```

$ wget -O gnome-shell-extension-installer "https://github.com/brunelli/gnome-shell-extension-installer/raw/master/gnome-shell-extension-installer"

$ chmod +x gnome-shell-extension-installer

$ mv gnome-shell-extension-installer /usr/bin/

```

### Arch Linux

Available in the AUR as [gnome-shell-extension-installer](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gnome-shell-extension-installer).