Gnome shell extensions

[REUBY Dianne]

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>     On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 4:45 AM Dianne Reuby via ubuntu-users < ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com > wrote:
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>         > > 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 $)
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>     $ snap list
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>     Do you see chromium listed as a snap? If so, I recommend you remove the snap version of chromium. 
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>     $ snap remove chromium
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>     and install the apt version
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>     $ 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.
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>     IF you didn't see chromium installed as a snap, never mind. ;-)
> 

That seems to have cured it, thanks. I still haven't really got my head round Snap!

Dianne
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