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modules/gnome-extensions/README.md
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@ -71,13 +71,15 @@ https://github.com/blue-build/modules/issues/new
### Some extensions published in https://extensions.gnome.org are hard-coded to user locations
Those type of extensions are fixed to these locations:
- `/usr/local/share/` (`/var/usrlocal/share/`)
- `$HOME/.local/share/`
Those type of extensions are fixed to these locations (... indicates further folders):
- `/usr/local/share/...` (`/var/usrlocal/share/...`)
- `$HOME/.local/share/...`
Those locations are not writable in build-time.
That means that extension has build instructions for packagers to build the extension either system-wise or user-wise.
`/usr/share/...` is the standard location for system Gnome extensions, as outlined in "What does this module do?" section.
That means that extension has build instructions for packagers to build the extension either system-wide or user-wide.
While some extensions might not have this limit even with the instructions above, some extensions might have.
@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ Those system versions are usually provided by the system packagers.
So the solution is to install the extension from system repository instead if available.
In this scenario, you will notice the extension error similar to this when trying to run it (notice the explicit request to `/usr/local/share` location):
In this scenario, you will notice the extension error similar to this when trying to run it (notice the explicit request to `/usr/local/share/...` location):
```
GLib.FileError: Failed to open file “/usr/local/share/glib-2.0/schemas/gschemas.compiled”: open() failed: No such file or directory
```