How to Enable System Tray on Gnome 45 Gnu/Linux Desktop

Enabling

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1. 1. Accessing Extension

   Browse for Tray Icons GNOME 45 Extension Online

   Tray Icons Extension

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   Enabling Tray Icons GNOME 45 Extension from Browser

   Currently the Automatic Installation is Not Supported on GNOME 45.
   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/trayIconsReloaded ~/Downloads/trayIcons*.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.

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.

4. 4. GNOME Extensions Getting Started Guide

   Getting Started with GNOME Extensions Management on GNU/Linux

   Handling GNOME Extensions Quick Start Guide

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