How to show date in top bar of deskop in ubuntu 18.04 LTS?

Question

In the top bar of the window day and time are shown, but not date. Is it possible to show the date also by changing the setting?

score 20 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 24 '18 at 10:22

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I've found 2 ways to do this.

from the command line

dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/interface/clock-show-date 'true'

or

Install gnome-tweaks and in it there is a setting to show the day/date along with the time in the top bar. To install, do:
```
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
```

After the install, when you run tweaks, you will see on the far left column "Top Bar". Click on that and you'll see the options on the rigth. Turn the one "ON" under clock where it says "Date".

edited Oct 24 '18 at 10:22

pomsky

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answered May 25 '18 at 16:28

rkeaing

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Can I make the top bar value changes using CLI with tweak? – alhelal May 25 '18 at 16:33
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Wow, this should really be an option without having to install a tweak tool. – EoghanM Jul 23 '18 at 09:13
I've updated my original answer listing two ways of doing this. One without a tweak and one with. – rkeaing Jul 24 '18 at 00:21
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Both worked like a charm. Many thanks for your support. – Duncan Feb 04 '19 at 09:47
Is there anything the tweak tool can't do? :) – Julian H. Lam Jan 10 '20 at 21:30

How to show date in top bar of deskop in ubuntu 18.04 LTS?

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