#962797 gnome-shell-extension-prefs not installed by default, so gear icon inactive

Package:
gnome-shell-extension-prefs
Source:
gnome-shell
Description:
tool to enable / disable GNOME Shell extensions
Submitter:
Leszek Dubiel
Date:
2026-09-15 20:37:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#962797#5
Date:
2020-06-14 09:58:32 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

I have standard Debian installation -- installed from scratch stable
distribution, upgraded to testing.

I was unable to go into preferences of any extension.
So I run from terminal  gnome-tweaks to see errors.

Error was:

execute_subprocess -- gnome-shell-extensions-prefs


Then I did:

apt-cache search gnome extension prefs

and found   gnome-shell-extensions-prefs.
Installed that and gear icons work like a charm.

I think novice Debian user will have problem working around this.

#962797#10
Date:
2026-09-15 20:35:17 UTC
From:
To:
Hello,

gnome-shell-extension-prefs is only a virtual package now, so I think it
is safe to close this bug report.

If you have any more problems, please open a new report.

Thanks,
Dawid Kulas