[Fix] Fix for TileShell Not Starting on Ubuntu 26.04 - GNOME 50
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Description
## 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:
```bash
/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:
```text
~/.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:
```bash
gsettings get org.gnome.shell disable-user-extensions
```
If it returns `true`, enable user extensions again:
```bash
gsettings set org.gnome.shell disable-user-extensions false
```
### 3. Enable the extension
```bash
/usr/bin/gnome-extensions enable tilingshell@ferrarodomenico.com
```
### 4. Compile the GSettings schemas
```bash
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.
----
$ 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
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Research direction
Reproduce the startup failure on Ubuntu 26.04 with GNOME Shell 50.1 under Wayland, starting with the gnome-extensions and gsettings commands shown in the issue. Investigate the extension installation and enablement behavior; done means TileShell starts successfully after installation without requiring the reported workaround.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash, ubuntu
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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- Quiet
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- Needs clarification
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- 35/100