Hi I recently switched from using the regular unity shell to gnome-fallback-compiz. I wanted to try out some Gnome extensions however when I went to the website (using both Chrome & Firefox), I got this error:
"We cannot detect a running copy of GNOME on this system, so some parts of the interface may be disabled. See our troubleshooting entry for more information"
to fully ensure that I was in fact running home I ran the following command:
echo $DESKTOP_SESSION and output was
gnome-fallback-compiz
the next thing I did was go HERE using chrome to make sure the chrome pluggin could work, then I receive this error:
"Although GNOME Shell integration extension is running, native host connector is not detected. Refer documentation for instructions about installing connector"
Readin about an answer HERE I then installed a connector with:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ne0sight/chrome-gnome-shell
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install chrome-gnome-shell
After this the pluggins page is simply blank:
how do I go about installing these Gnome extensions on my system?
Best Answer
Regarding Firefox
After visiting the Gnome Extension page you have to allow the plugin execution - otherwise your Gnome Session will not be recognized.
Therefor click on the plugin icon to the left of the Firefox addressbar and allow the execution.