How to Enable System Tray on Gnome 41 Gnu/Linux Desktop

October 13, 2021 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Enabling

  1. 1. Accessing Extension

    Browse for Tray Icons GNOME 41 Extension Online

    Currently the Automatic Installation is Not Supported on GNOME 41.
    So you may need to Download it and then follow the instructions for a Manual Setup.

  2. 2. Extracting Tray Icons

    And to Extract Tray Icons Archive
    Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click on Package and Open with Archive Manager.
    Or from Command Line:

    unzip -d /tmp/ ~/Downloads/MYPACKAGE*.zip

    (But if downloaded with Firefox it may be instead into /tmp/mozilla*)
    Finally, if you are in Trouble to Find Out it on Terminal See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.
    In case, to Install Unzip play:

    sudo dnf install unzip
  3. 3. Installing Tray Icons

    Now to Install a Tray Icons Manually
    First, Move it into the Target Folder:

    sudo mv /tmp/trayIcons* ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/

    Then Output the Configuration File on Terminal:

    cat ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/trayIcons*/metadata.json | grep uuid

    The grep Command refine the output List showing only the Entries matching the Keyword.
    Select & Copy the uuid Value.
    Ctrl+c to Copy on nano Editor.
    And then possibly Rename it correspondly with:

    sudo mv ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/trayIcons* ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[UUID]

    Use Ctrl+Shift+v to Paste the copied UUID Name.
    Then to Activate it simply Logout and Login again.

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