** Changed in: gnome-shell
Status: Unknown => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2127741
Title:
gnome-extensions requires logout for new extensions
Status in GNOME Shell:
Fix Released
Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
### Affected version
- OS: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
- Gnome: 46
- Windowing server: Wayland
- Issue happens without extensions: Issue is about installing extensions
### Bug summary
I'm trying to setup some environment automation for my machines and
I'm stuck at `gnome-extensions` installing extensions but them not
being detected until the next login. It does extract the contents to
`$HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell` but it doesn't show on the extensions
app or `gnome-extensions list` immediately, I need to logout and log
in for them to be detected.
### Steps to reproduce
```sh
> ls "$HOME"/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions
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> wget
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension-data/System_Monitorbghome.gmail.com.v39.shell-extension.zip
--2025-10-04 22:57:35--
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension-data/System_Monitorbghome.gmail.com.v39.shell-extension.zip
Resolving extensions.gnome.org (extensions.gnome.org)... 3.209.2.202,
44.193.128.47
Connecting to extensions.gnome.org (extensions.gnome.org)|3.209.2.202|:443...
connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 26211 (26K) [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘System_Monitorbghome.gmail.com.v39.shell-extension.zip.1’
System_Monitorbghome.gmail.com.v39.shell-extension.zip.1
100%[=====================================================================================================================================================>]
25.60K --.-KB/s in 0.001s
2025-10-04 22:57:35 (49.7 MB/s) -
‘System_Monitorbghome.gmail.com.v39.shell-extension.zip.1’ saved
[26211/26211]
> gnome-extensions install
System_Monitorbghome.gmail.com.v39.shell-extension.zip
> gnome-extensions list
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> ls "$HOME"/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions
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```
This doesn't happen if I use the GUI (ex: with something like
https://github.com/mjakeman/extension-manager).
### What happened
Gnome doesn't detect the extensions automatically after installed via
terminal.
### What did you expect to happen
Gnome should install the extension and detects it from the terminal.
### Relevant logs, screenshots, screencasts etc.
[Link to bug on Gnome's gitlab](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-
shell/-/issues/8702)
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