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I was using Gnome on PureOS for a month or so, but now I'm back on Ubuntu 18.04. The thing I loved in PureOS is that I could do calculations in the Gnome search bar. But when I type any calculations (1+2) in the gnome search bar I see no results (it says "No results" in Dutch):
I tried this gnome extension and it's enabled in Gnome tweak tool as you can see below, but I see no results (I rebooted to be sure).
Does anybody know how I can activate calculations in the Gnome search bar?
There are several ways you can do this.
The pre-installed GNOME Calculator in Ubuntu 18.04 is a snap application which may lack some features provided by the traditional one due to restrictions of snap packages.
Remove the snap application by running
snap remove gnome-calculator
and install the traditional apt one by running
sudo apt install gnome-calculator
You may need to to restart GNOME shell by hitting Alt+F2, then typing r and pressing Enter for it to take effect.
Update: Version 1:3.28.2-1~ubuntu18.04.3 of the apt version of GNOME Calculator has stopped showing calculations in search results, refer to this bug report.
Best Answer
I found this from Built-in calculator to GNOME search window
The pre-installed GNOME Calculator in Ubuntu 18.04 is a snap application which may lack some features provided by the traditional one due to restrictions of snap packages.
Remove the snap application by running
and install the traditional apt one by running
You may need to to restart GNOME shell by hitting Alt+F2, then typing r and pressing Enter for it to take effect.