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Why do some shell extensions always report they need an update even if they don't?

Bernt Ribbum

11/20/22, 8:54 PM

I see some strange behaviour here. I'm running Ubuntu 21.04 and Gnome-shell on a number of computers, and it works very well indeed. BUT there seems to be a small glitch with a couple of the extensions, namely Autohide Battery and Impatience. When I go to extensions.gnome.org and select Installed Extensions, these two extensions always display a green Update button, even shortly after they have have been updated. This is just a tiny irritation and nothing more, but do someone know about a solution? These extensions have different authors; I have contacted one of them on the extensions web site, but received no answer.

Edit: I have removed all system extensions, so /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/ is empty.

My local extensions are these:

$ ls -la ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/
total 68
drwxrwxr-x 17 bernt bernt 4096 Jul 19 23:49 .
drwx------  4 bernt bernt 4096 Jul 21 20:19 ..
drwxrwxr-x  2 bernt bernt 4096 Jun 22 16:03 [email protected]
drwxrwxr-x  6 bernt bernt 4096 Jul 14 23:10 [email protected]
drwxrwxr-x  4 bernt bernt 4096 Jun 22 16:01 [email protected]
drwxrwxr-x  4 bernt bernt 4096 Mar 21 16:10 [email protected]
drwxrwxr-x  5 bernt bernt 4096 Mar 16 00:52 [email protected]
drwxrwxr-x  4 bernt bernt 4096 Jul 19 23:49 [email protected]
drwxrwxr-x  4 bernt bernt 4096 Mar 16 01:23 [email protected]
drwxrwxr-x  3 bernt bernt 4096 Jul  1 16:19 [email protected]
drwxrwxr-x  5 bernt bernt 4096 Jun 22 16:01 [email protected]
drwxrwxr-x  3 bernt bernt 4096 Mar 21 16:10 [email protected]
drwxrwxr-x  4 bernt bernt 4096 Jun  3 23:45 [email protected]
drwxrwxr-x  2 bernt bernt 4096 May 25 23:59 removeaccesibility@lomegor
drwxrwxr-x  2 bernt bernt 4096 Jun 11 01:17 user-id-in-top-panel@fthx
drwxrwxr-x  3 bernt bernt 4096 Apr  3 10:27 [email protected]
drwxrwxr-x  4 bernt bernt 4096 Apr  3 10:27 [email protected]

0 + 15

gnome-shell-extension

21.04

vanadium

11/21/22, 9:58 AM

A workaround is to disable automatic updates of extensions: https://askubuntu.com/questions/914532/how-do-i-disable-an-update-for-gnome-shell-extensions-notifications

Bernt Ribbum

11/21/22, 10:37 AM

@vanadium - thanks, but I don't receive update notifications from the two I mentioned. Only when I check manually, the green "update" button lights up. As I said, a minor nuisance only.

vanadium

11/21/22, 1:12 PM

Minor indeed, but you better edit your question to clarify the context where you see this, i.e., in the Gnome Shell Extensions website, I guess.

heynnema

11/21/22, 5:22 PM

Restart gnome-shell, or log out/in, and recheck https://extensions.gnome.org/local/

heynnema

11/21/22, 5:24 PM

@vanadium Why would you want/recommend to disable auto updates of extensions?

Bernt Ribbum

11/21/22, 6:03 PM

@heynnema Unfortunately, no. Restart or logout has been tried a few times, and these extensions still sport the update button.

heynnema

11/21/22, 6:05 PM

@BerntRibbum Edit your question and show me `ls -al ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions` and `ls -al /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions`. Tell me which extensions have the update icon.

Bernt Ribbum

11/21/22, 6:23 PM

@heynnema There is no need for that. I have no "system" extensions left; being the sole user of these machines I keep everything local. Whenever any extension except the two listed above needs an update, I get a message and react to it. No messages from the two at all. Normally there are no extensions with the udate icon except the two.

heynnema

11/21/22, 6:26 PM

@BerntRibbum Well, if you don't wish to give me the requested information, I can't help you.

Bernt Ribbum

11/21/22, 6:49 PM

@heynnema Updated. Only the two mentioned have the update icon.

heynnema

11/21/22, 6:57 PM

@BerntRibbum I see that you've made comments on those two extensions web pages. Try this. At https://extensions.gnome.org/local/, turn off ALL extensions, restart gnome-shell or log out/in, then try to update those TWO extensions, restart gnome-shell, re-enable those TWO extensions, and recheck the status.

heynnema

11/21/22, 7:02 PM

@BerntRibbum If the above comment doesn't allow the updates, uninstall those two extensions with the X button, then reinstall them, and you should have the latest versions.

Bernt Ribbum

11/21/22, 7:23 PM

@heynnema I suspected it would lead nowhere, but tried all of your suggestions. No change. Bummer! Thanks for your patience in any case: much appreciated.

heynnema

11/21/22, 7:24 PM

@BerntRibbum Uninstall and reinstall didn't fix it either? Bum extensions then.

Bernt Ribbum

11/21/22, 7:31 PM

@heynnema I had reinstalled them a number of times already, but without the extra steps you suggested. A shame, but this is the reality when all one pays is one's own time. We have certainly spent some time today both of us!

Elon Musk

I sit in a Tesla and translated this thread with Ai:

EN: Why do some shell extensions always report they need an update even if they don't?

TH: เหตุใดส่วนขยายของเชลล์บางตัวจึงรายงานว่าจำเป็นต้องอัปเดตเสมอ แม้ว่าจะไม่เป็นเช่นนั้นก็ตาม

RO: De ce unele extensii shell raportează întotdeauna că au nevoie de o actualizare, chiar dacă nu au?

RU: Почему некоторые расширения оболочки всегда сообщают, что им нужно обновление, даже если это не так?

VI: Tại sao một số tiện ích mở rộng Shell luôn báo cáo rằng họ cần cập nhật ngay cả khi không?

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