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# Installing Gnome Extensions on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
- URL: https://becomingjj.com/installing-gnome-extensions-on-ubuntu-22-04-jammy-jellyfish/
- Published: 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-27T20:15:30.000Z
- Author: JJ Celery
- Tags: Medium, #Import 2026-10-23 23:23

Gnome Extensions can no longer be installed via Firefox in Ubuntu 22.04 because:

- Firefox is now a snap by default
- Snaps run in sandboxed mode
- As a result [Firefox Snap Gnome Shell Integration Addon](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/gnome-shell-integration/?ref=becomingjj.com) can’t connect to the local [Gnome Shell Connector](https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShellIntegrationForChrome/Installation?ref=becomingjj.com)
- This occurs even if you follow all the installation steps for the addon, and the connector

Instead extensions can be installed manually from a zip file.

# Instructions

*I’ll be using* [*Bluetooth Quick Connect*](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1401/bluetooth-quick-connect/?ref=becomingjj.com) *as an example.*

1. Download an extension from [https://extensions.gnome.org](https://extensions.gnome.org/?ref=becomingjj.com)
2. Check the extension metadata for UUID

```
unzip -c ~/Downloads/bluetooth-quick-connectbjarosze.gmail.com.v29.shell-extension.zip metadata.json | grep uuid | cut -d \" -f4bluetooth-quick-connect@bjarosze.gmail.com
```

3\. Extract the file into \~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/<extension UUID>

```
unzip -q bluetooth-quick-connectbjarosze.gmail.com.v29.shell-extension.zip -d ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/bluetooth-quick-connect@bjarosze.gmail.com
```

4\. Restart gnome shell

```
killall gnome-shell
```

5\. Open Gnome Extensions UI — the new extension will be visible and can now be further enabled and configured

![](https://becomingjj.com/content/images/2023/01/image-5.png)

Screenshot of Gnome Extensions window with manually installed extension present

Sources:

- [Manual Installation of GNOME Extension from ZIP File](https://www.debugpoint.com/2021/10/manual-installation-gnome-extension/?ref=becomingjj.com)
- [How to install Gnome Shell Extensions from ZIP file using command line on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux](https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-gnome-shell-extensions-from-zip-file-using-command-line-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux?ref=becomingjj.com)

More reading:

- [Snaps in Ubuntu Core](https://ubuntu.com/core/docs/snaps-in-ubuntu-core?ref=becomingjj.com)
- [Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish](https://releases.ubuntu.com/22.04/?ref=becomingjj.com)