fresh opensuse install : all gnome 3 extensions installations are failing

**lolveley** · 29-Jun-2016, 11:22

hello,

I installed yesterday opensuse tumbleweed with kernel 4.6.2-1.
I wanted to install some gnome 3 extensions, but no installation is possible.

here is how I proceeded; I :
- launched firefox (v47)
- connected to https://extensions.gnome.org
- selected an interesting extension
- turned on the button
- at this time, the screen became dark (sometimes the session is closed automatically), and after a few seconds the desktop appeared again, but the "installed extensions" tab indicates me no extension was installed. moreover, when I refresh the page of the extension, the button is "off".

I disabled the popup blocker but it changed nothing.

on other browsers (chrome, opera) I even have no on/off button...

**malcolmlewis** · 29-Jun-2016, 11:25

Originally Posted by lolveley

hello,

I installed yesterday opensuse tumbleweed with kernel 4.6.2-1.
I wanted to install some gnome 3 extensions, but no installation is possible.

here is how I proceeded; I :
- launched firefox (v47)
- connected to https://extensions.gnome.org
- selected an interesting extension
- turned on the button
- at this time, the screen became dark (sometimes the session is closed automatically), and after a few seconds the desktop appeared again, but the "installed extensions" tab indicates me no extension was installed. moreover, when I refresh the page of the extension, the button is "off".

I disabled the popup blocker but it changed nothing.

on other browsers (chrome, opera) I even have no on/off button...

Hi
When visiting the extensions site, did it ask about accepting/allowing the site?

In FireFox about:plugins is gnome-shell-integration present?

Also is the system all up to date (zypper dup)?

**lolveley** · 29-Jun-2016, 11:42

hello

thank you for your quick answer.

- FF doesn't ask me to accept the site, no popup appears when connecting to this page
- "about/plugins" --> the plugin is present, it is enabled
- "zypper dup" --> it updated some stuff, I rebooted the computer, but after that the behavior is still the same (click to flip on the button => dark screen a few seconds, and nothing is installed)

**malcolmlewis** · 29-Jun-2016, 11:47

Originally Posted by lolveley

hello

thank you for your quick answer.

- FF doesn't ask me to accept the site, no popup appears when connecting to this page
- "about/plugins" --> the plugin is present, it is enabled
- "zypper dup" --> it updated some stuff, I rebooted the computer, but after that the behavior is still the same (click to flip on the button => dark screen a few seconds, and nothing is installed)

Hi
OK, create a new user and login, open FireFox and go to https://extensions.gnome.org/ do you see any popup? Try installing an extension...

**lolveley** · 29-Jun-2016, 12:08

well, it resists!

I created an admin user, changed of user, and launched FF.
back to the gnome extension page, I saw 2 little popups : it effectively asks me to allow some gnome related stuff.
now, I remember it has already showed me these 2 popups with the first user, sorry I did not remembered this.

but the installation of new extensions still fails, in the same manner.

**malcolmlewis** · 29-Jun-2016, 16:17

Hi
OK, if you press alt+F2 and then enter;

Code:

lg <press enter key>

Then click on extensions, do you see them installed? If so click on the errors link, any errors? Press the esc key to exit looking glass (lg).

I just checked here, I installed the Lock Keys extension, it installed and works fine, so maybe there is a missing typelib.

Can you remove all your extensions and check in lg they are all gone and restart the shell, press alt+F2;

Code:

r <press enter>

Check there are none lurking via lg again and also via;

Code:

ls ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/

Then visit the extensions site again and add the lock keys extension, does this install and work?

**lolveley** · 30-Jun-2016, 10:35

hello

I called lg, but on the extensions tab I see none. It is coherent with what I see in the extensions site of gnome : even after having flipped on an extension, on "installed extensions" there was nothing.

and the directory gnome-shell only contains the sub-directory application_state

**malcolmlewis** · 30-Jun-2016, 10:47

Originally Posted by lolveley

hello

I called lg, but on the extensions tab I see none. It is coherent with what I see in the extensions site of gnome : even after having flipped on an extension, on "installed extensions" there was nothing.

and the directory gnome-shell only contains the sub-directory application_state

Hi
So is this a pure gnome install, or you added later as a desktop?

**malcolmlewis** · 30-Jun-2016, 11:08

On Thu 30 Jun 2016 05:56:02 PM CDT, malcolmlewis wrote:

lolveley;2784090 Wrote:
> hello
>
> I called lg, but on the extensions tab I see none. It is coherent with
> what I see in the extensions site of gnome : even after having flipped
> on an extension, on "installed extensions" there was nothing.
>
> and the directory gnome-shell only contains the sub-directory
> application_state
Hi
So is this a pure gnome install, or you added later as a desktop?

Hi
Also check journalctl as your trying to install and extension, open a
terminal window;

Code:

su -
journalctl -f

Then add an extension and see what gets printed out... ctrl+c to exit
the journalctl follow command.

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**lolveley** · 30-Jun-2016, 11:30

ah, you're really strong!

Indeed, I forgot to mention that during the configuration, I decided to add mate desktop, because I somewhat know how to use it, and I thought that later it could be useful.

Do you think I should reinstall opensuse without add mate?