• eta@feddit.org
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    6 hours ago

    I use Gnome with extensions and are quite happy. But it’s true. the worst part is when they break after a new version comes out.

    Fun Fact: You can just add the new version number to some file (can’t remember which) for each extension and many of them work just fine. It’s from a list of version numbers where they decide whether an extension can be run on a given Gnome Version. And new versions are not automatically added to that list.

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        5 hours ago

        I just had a look and I think I edited “metadata.json” for every extension in “$HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/”. I got it from this tutorial.

        Yeah I once waited but I think it took multiple months for each maintainer to update. I don’t blame them tho. They update their projects when they can. I just wish it would not necessarily break since it apparently doesn’t really need to be broken.

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          3 hours ago

          It depends. Sometimes there are major changes, which would need changes. But most of the time, yes, it’s not necessary.