** Description changed:
Impact
======
gnome-shell provides a browser plugin so that users can manage GNOME Shell
extensions by visiting https:/extensions.gnome.org/ in Firefox and compatible
browsers.
This extension will stop working in Firefox once users upgrade to
- Firefox 52. Firefox 52 is scheduled for upstream release March 7, 2017.
+ Firefox 52. Firefox 52 is scheduled for upstream release March 7, 2017
+ and 52 Beta will open approximately January 24.
chrome-gnome-shell version 8 adds Firefox support that will keep working
in Firefox 52 and beyond.
There are actually two parts to chrome-gnome-shell: a system helper and a
browser addon. The chrome-gnome-shell package provides the system helper. The
browser addon can be installed directly without admin privileges from
https://addons.mozilla.org/en/firefox/addon/gnome-shell-integration/
or for Chrome at
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gnome-shell-integration/gphhapmejobijbbhgpjhcjognlahblep
For more details, see
https://blogs.gnome.org/ne0sight/2016/12/25/how-to-install-gnome-shell-extensions-with-firefox-52/
Test Case
=========
+ - In Ubuntu GNOME, install the updated chrome-gnome-shell
+ - Open Firefox and browse to https://extensions.gnome.org/local/
+ - In the list of extensions, turn on the "Applications Menu". The Activities
button in the top left of the screen should now read Applications and show a
menu of installed apps when clicked.
+ - Turn off the "Applications Menu". The Applications button should revert to
being a simple Activities button.
- Regresion Potential
+ * Repeat the above test with chromium-browser
+
+ * If you are using Firefox 52 or less, that test was just testing the old
functionality (It's important that it still works though!). To test the new
version:
+ - Install
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/gnome-shell-integration/
+ - To make sure that you aren't testing the old functionality, run
+ sudo rm /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libgnome-shell-browser-plugin.so
+ - Restart Firefox and do the above "Applications Menu" test.
+
+ - When you are finished testing, run this command to restore the manually
deleted file:
+ sudo apt install --reinstall gnome-shell
+
+ Regression Potential
===================
+ It's important that installing the Firefox helper does not break the existing
Firefox support for https://extensions.gnome.org/
Other Info
==========
chrome-gnome-shell 7 is available in Ubuntu 16.10. We want to make version 8
available in -updates for 16.10, 16.04 and 14.04 LTS. (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is
completely End of Life in April and was never officially supported by Ubuntu
GNOME.)
For the ubuntu-gnome-desktop metapackage update, see
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1652538
+
+ It might be nice if a future chrome-gnome-shell would include the
+ Firefox addon too instead of just the system helper, but that's
+ complicated since I believe addons need to be signed in Ubuntu.
+
+ https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar
** Changed in: chrome-gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged => Fix Committed
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