Gnome shell extensions

[Tommy Trussell]

On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 4:45 AM Dianne Reuby via ubuntu-users <
ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Thanks Tom. But I've already installed chrome-gnome-shell as per the
> documentation page. Rerunning the command tells me I have the latest
> version installed, but I still get the browser message.
> TIA


That "native host connector" error sounds familiar to me... If you don't
mind, open a terminal and enter the following command (but don't type the $)

$ snap list

Do you see chromium listed as a snap? If so, I recommend you remove
the snap version of chromium.

$ snap remove chromium

and install the apt version

$ sudo apt install chromium-browser

UNFORTUNATELY there are a few limitations of the snap versions of browsers,
INCLUDING that host connectors don't work. So my password manager, for
example, cannot talk to Chromium. I don't know why a vendor would include
the snap version of chromium on Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 LTS (it wasn't forced
until Ubuntu Eoan 19.10 and later). So maybe I'm off base here.

IF you didn't see chromium installed as a snap, never mind. ;-)


>
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 11:26 AM REUBY Dianne via ubuntu-users
> wrote:
> >
> > Recently bought a new laptop with Ubuntu 18.04 pre-installed with
> > Gnome, first time back with Gnome since Unity was released.
> >
> > Gnome extensions page has error message "Although GNOME Shell
> > integration extension is running, native host connector is not
> > detected. Refer documentation for instructions about installing
> > connector."
> >
> > Terminal command tells me I have the latest host connector installed.
> >
> > I've researched this for a few weeks, but can't find where I'm going
> > wrong! And I have installed a couple of extensions already, plus I
> > have the pre-installed ones that are included in 18.04 so I'm even
> > more confused than normal.
>
> AFAIK, your "Although GNOME Shell integration extension ..." message
> means that you have to install "chrome-gnome-shell" which, in spite of
> its name, will allow you to use the Gnome extensions site if you have
> the Gnome Shell integration extension/add-on installed in
> Chrome/Chromium/Firefox.
>
>
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