[Fix] Fix for TileShell Not Starting on Ubuntu 26.04 - GNOME 50

[robsonalvesdevbr]

Fix for TileShell Not Starting on Ubuntu 26.04

On Ubuntu 26.04, TileShell may fail to start because the extension is not being enabled with the following command:

/usr/bin/gnome-extensions enable tilingshell@ferrarodomenico.com

The solution that worked for me was:

1. Install the extension

Install TileShell 18.0-candidate (or the latest stable release) into:

~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/

2. Check whether user extensions are globally disabled

If this setting is true, no user extensions will be loaded, so the enable command will appear to have no effect.

Check the current value:

gsettings get org.gnome.shell disable-user-extensions

If it returns true, enable user extensions again:

gsettings set org.gnome.shell disable-user-extensions false

3. Enable the extension

/usr/bin/gnome-extensions enable tilingshell@ferrarodomenico.com

4. Compile the GSettings schemas

glib-compile-schemas ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/tilingshell@ferrarodomenico.com/schemas/

5. Restart your user session

Log out and log back in to reload GNOME Shell and activate the extension.

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$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=26.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=resolute
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 26.04 LTS"

robson@vaiodefault:~
$ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
wayland

$ gnome-shell --version
GNOME Shell 50.1