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Installing win tile gnome extension on ubuntu 22.04 gnome shell 42 and higher
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winTileInstall.md
  1. Install Extension Manager flatpak from flathub
  2. Download shell version 40, extension v7 of WinTile from the gnome extensions website
  3. Unpack zipfile
  4. Change metadata.json in the unpacked folder to include shell versions 42.0 as well as my current shell version got from terminal with gnome-shell --version
  5. Follow this guide on how to install a package manually through renaming and moving the unzipped folder
  6. Log out and log back in (Wayland does not allow you to restart with the command listed in the guide)
  7. Open Extension Manager and you should see WinTile under the User-Installed Extensions section above the System Extensions in the installed area.
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