This is a really simple extension that basically polls for a VPN device from ifconfig on a three second timer. Simple purpose aside, it was actually incredibly difficult to make due to a lack of documentation on Gnome Shell extensions.
I would like to note down these pieces of documentation for anyone stumbling across this repo:
- http://smasue.github.io/gnome-shell-tw
- https://people.gnome.org/~gcampagna/docs/GLib-2.0/GLib.spawn_sync.html
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git clone https://github.com/howdoicomputer/vpn-indicator-shell-extension.git -
./install.sh -
Then you'll want to activate the plugin either by using the Gnome Tweak Tool or by execing
gnome-shell-extension-prefsand using that UI.
Happy VPNing!