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To install GNOME extensions, the more widely used way probably is to use official GNOME extensions index after some configurations (very detailed explained here).

Nevertheless, when it comes from install them via command-line the explanation indicates that just to extract the appropriated-version zip file under ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/ and restart the shell would be enough.

However, I got my doubts about it. I mean, when we turn on the switcher at extension's page in extensions.gnome.org, and click to install it, is just this that is done?

I have scripted this process to automatize the extensions installation after upgrade to a new of Focal Fossa, and observed some extensions weren't available, even from site perspective, even after whole system (and consequently shell) restart.

So I came here to clarify, how to properly install a GNOME extension via CLI? Has something changed about this in GNOME 3.36.2?

artu-hnrq
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    Could you please expand the "some extensions weren't available" part? Extensions need to be updated to support the newer GNOME Shell version by the developer(s). So it's pretty normal for some extensions not to support a new GNOME Shell version for some time (an in some case, forever). Or do you mean something else? – pomsky May 30 '20 at 21:10
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    Some .zip files contain the actual extension, and some extra files... like ReadMe's... so you just can't extract the .zip file into ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions. Also, after using the CLI to manually install extensions, did you restart the Gnome Shell? – heynnema May 30 '20 at 21:25
  • As an example, go to ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions, and find the unzipped folder contents of one of the extensions that you installed that "wasn't available". Show me the content list. – heynnema May 30 '20 at 21:30

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Well, It has went right after sometime!

First, as mentioned by pomsky, some of the extensions were not available for Focal Fossa's GNOME 3.36.2 yet. It was the case of ShellTille and Hot-Corn-Dog, although the second one is also reaching an error when we try to install it via GNOME extensions index GUI alternative

And, answering heynemma, even after have restarted GNOME Shell I haven't found all extensions properly installed first, however they were now!

I couldn't track what was the real problem. I have run the extensions automated installation right after had finished system installation, so maybe something disturb it. But now, after uninstall all them and tried again, It run accordingly.

Thanks for the help anyway! Is very useful to be able to count with the help-guided well-intentioned community of Stack Overflow

artu-hnrq
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    GTile https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/28/gtile and Custom Hot Corners https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1362/custom-hot-corners/ may be good alternatives for the above-mentioned extensions (and they work in Ubuntu 20.04) – Lorenz Keel Jun 01 '20 at 15:20
  • Yeah Lorenz! This two are really good suggestions. By now, I'm already use them. Thanks :) – artu-hnrq Jun 01 '20 at 15:56