Settings no opening

[rainer2208]

When I click on the tab or menu for the Dash Dock Settings, the settings don't open and I get an error message from gnome shell:

Error: Requiring Clutter, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'Clutter' (any version) not found

I have tried removing and reinstalling Dash-to-Dock in several ways (site, zip), but all to no avail.

Hopefully this helps to improve this nice feature. A screenshot is attached.

Rainer

[zapashcanon]

Hi,

Which OS and version of gnome-shell are you using ?

[rainer2208]

Hello, thanks for the reply ...

My OS is Ubuntu 16.10 and I am using the Gnome Shell version 3.22.1 .

I added the extension a couple of days ago, and it worked perfectly. I guess the settings stopped working after I made an upgrade.

Rainer

[zapashcanon]

How did you "add" the extension ? From gnome shell extension website ?

[micheleg]

This look pretty strange. Can you open the settings of other extensions?

[rainer2208]

Guys, I have added the extension from the website, removed it and added it from the zip file, and again added it from the website. All to no avail. Right now I have checked the other extensions and all work fine. Also, I have updated the system.

The problem still persists and is only with Dash-to-Dock.

Funny, right?

I hope this helps.

[micheleg]

If you open looking glass (alt+f2, then type lg and press enter) and in the command window you type:
imports.gi.Clutter
what do you get?

Maybe there is some missing package (although I don't understand how the shell would be running). Can you try to install some gir***clutter** package?

[rainer2208]

On imports.gi.Clutter the output is:

r(1) = [object GIRepositoryNamespace]

About importing any gir*clutter package, I really don't know how to do that. I have searched the internet on the topic, but couldn't find any useful orientation.

What would be a way? I have some programming experience, but not much with deeper Linux.

[micheleg]

Could you check if you have these packages installed?

http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=Clutter+gir&searchon=names&suite=yakkety&section=all

Not that it makes sense to me, but just to be sure.

sudo apt-get install gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-clutter-gst-3.0 gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0

[rainer2208]

Michele, that solved the issue.

Before, I had tried to install the missing libs through apt-get install clutter, but the system couldn't locate it.

I also don't know how the libraries could suddenly go missing, since the extension worked well when I first installed it.

Well, now everything works fine ...

Many thanks for your kind assistance.

[micheleg]

Good, closing this.

[andres-sumihe]

try this on your terminal

sudo apt install gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0

[auipga]

For Archlinux users: install clutter-gtk