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GNOME Shell Clipboard Extension GPaste 3.8 And 3.3 Available In PPA

| Date: February 26, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: clipboard, gnome shell, gnome shell extensions, gpaste, ubuntu

GPaste is a clipboard management system that comes with a command line interface as well as a GNOME Shell extension.

The application features URIs (remembers copied files, not just text) and pictures support, option to backup / restore the clipboard history and other useful features.

Gpaste 3.8

AppIndicator Support For GNOME Shell With A New Extension

| Date: March 02, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: appindicator, gnome shell, gnome shell extensions, ubuntu, unity


A new extension adds native-looking Ubuntu Unity like AppIndicator support for GNOME Shell, a feature for which some patches were submited more than a year ago, but they were rejected because the feature "conflicts with the design".

AppIndicators have are widely used now, with Ubuntu disabling the message tray (systray) by default, and popular applications like Dropbox or Steam come with AppIndicator support by default.


How To Disable The GNOME Shell AppMenu While Retaining Its Functionality

| Date: February 22, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: appmenu, gnome 3, gnome shell, gnome shell extensions, tweaks, ubuntu, unity

GNOME has introduced the AppMenu for some of its core applications a while back (for some applications like Epiphany, with GNOME 3.4 and for others like Nautilus, etc. with GNOME 3.6), meaning that part of the menu or the whole menu is displayed as a drop-down on the top GNOME Shell bar:

GNOME Shell AppMenu Nautilus

GPaste GNOME Shell Clipboard Manager Available For Ubuntu 12.10 (GNOME Shell 3.6)

| Date: October 29, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: clipboard manager, gnome shell, gnome shell extensions, gpaste, linux, ubuntu

gpaste

GPaste, a native GNOME Shell clipboard manager, is now available for Ubuntu 12.10 / GNOME Shell 3.6 through the WebUpd8 GNOME 3 PPA.

GPaste features uris support (remembers copied files, not just text), a command line tool, option to backup / restore clipboard history, image support and other useful options.

Alternative GNOME Shell Weather Extension

| Date: June 08, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: gnome shell, gnome shell extensions, linux, ubuntu, weather

gnome shell weather extension

GNOME Shell Weather Extension by Neroth is a fork of the original GNOME Shell Weather Extension, which compared to the original, comes with multiple locations support, you don't have to manually enter a WOEID and bug fixes (the weather information seems to load a lot faster with this extension). It displays the current weather conditions along with a forecast for today and tomorrow on the top GNOME Shell panel.

Window Buttons Extension Available For GNOME Shell 3.4 [Ubuntu 12.04]

| Date: May 15, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: gnome shell, gnome shell extensions, linux, ubuntu

gnome shell window buttons

The GNOME Shell Window Buttons extension has been updated for GNOME Shell 3.4 and is now available in the WebUpd8 GNOME 3 PPA.

Window Buttons is an extension that displays the minimize, maximize and close window buttons on the top GNOME Shell bar, like in Unity. The buttons order or theme can be customize and the extension comes with 5 built-in themes: Ambiance, Radiance, Zukitwo, Zukitwo Dark and a generic (default) theme.

GNOME Shell Extensions Updater

| Date: May 10, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: gnome shell, gnome shell extensions, linux, tips n tricks, ubuntu

With GNOME Shell Extensions Updater, you can update all the extensions installed from extensions.gnome.org with a single click. This extension checks for updated extensions every 5 days and displays a notification in the GNOME Shell Message Tray with all the available updates:

Autohide Top Bar For GNOME Shell 3.4, More [Ubuntu PPA]

| Date: May 04, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: gnome shell, gnome shell extensions, linux, ubuntu


"Autohide Top Bar", a GNOME Shell extension that lets you toggle the GNOME Shell Top Bar autohide on/off by double clicking it, is now available for GNOME Shell 3.4 and Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin.

GNOME Shell Classic Systray, Message Notifier And Notesearch, Updated For GNOME Shell 3.4 (Ubuntu 12.04)

| Date: April 20, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: gnome shell, gnome shell extensions, linux, ubuntu

A few more GNOME Shell extensions have been updated for GNOME Shell 3.4/3.4.1 and are now available for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin in the WebUpd8 GNOME 3 PPA: Classic Systray, Message Notifier and Notesearch.

Official GNOME Shell Extensions, Weather, System Monitor, MediaPlayer And GPaste Available For GNOME Shell 3.4 [PPA - Ubuntu 12.04]

| Date: March 30, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: gnome 3, gnome shell, gnome shell extensions, linux, Precise Pangolin, ubuntu

GNOME Shell 3.4

A quick update for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin users running GNOME Shell: I've updated some of the extensions available in the WebUpd8 GNOME 3 PPA to the latest version which works with GNOME Shell 3.4.

The updated extensions that work with GNOME Shell 3.4 available in the WebUpd8 GNOME 3 PPA are: the official GNOME Shell extensions (now it's a single package), GNOME Shell Weather, GPaste (clipboard tool), System Monitor and MediaPlayer. More will follow.

Initially, I wasn't planning on updating them since they are available on extensions.gnome.org, but I've got quite a few requests for this. One thing that's not available for extensions installed through GNOME's extensions website is update support so the PPA should be useful for those who want to use the latest version of the above mentioned extensions.

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