GNOME Shell Extension Installer
A bash script to install and search extensions from extensions.gnome.org.
Help
Usage: gnome-shell-extension-installer EXTENSION_ID [EXTENSION_ID...] [GNOME_VERSION] [OPTIONS]
Options:
-s or --search [STRING] Interactive search.
--yes Skip all prompts.
--no-install Saves the extension(s) in the current directory.
--update Check for new versions.
--restart-shell Restart GNOME Shell after the extensions are installed.
-h or --help Print this message.
Usage examples:
gnome-shell-extension-installer 307 # Install "Dash to Dock"
gnome-shell-extension-installer 307 3.8 # Install for Shell 3.8
gnome-shell-extension-installer 53 --no-install # Download "Pomodoro"
gnome-shell-extension-installer -s "User Themes" # Search "User Themes"
By default extensions are installed in $HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/,
except if the script is run with super user permission
(then, it will be installed in /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/).
Installation
Manual installation
Dependencies:
bashcurldbusperlgit(optional)less(optional)
$ wget -O gnome-shell-extension-installer "https://github.com/brunelli/gnome-shell-extension-installer/raw/master/gnome-shell-extension-installer"
$ chmod +x gnome-shell-extension-installer
$ mv gnome-shell-extension-installer /usr/bin/
Arch Linux
Available in the AUR as gnome-shell-extension-installer.