What's the best way to install XFCE extension?

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Hi,
I am completely new user to Qubes and would want to make things right from beginning.
I know xfce extension should be installed in dom0 but there is no docs about how to install such extensions.
Basically I want to install this extension: Carsten Orthbandt / shinglify · GitLab
Is it possible? If so, what’s the best way to do it?
Thanks for your assistance.

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You can already do pretty much all the extension does. Workspaces are available by default, if you drag a window to a corner it’ll be resized automatically, and you can set keyboard shortcuts in settings.

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It sounds like you might be looking for this, but please note the security warnings on this page:

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I’ve achieved this with these steps:

  1. download shinglify in an untrusted qube. Or build it from source.
  2. copy it to dom0: qvm-run --pass-io <VM name> "cat /home/user/Downloads/shinglify*" > shinglify
  3. chmod +x shinglify
  4. ./shinglify

Note that executing software in dom0 is a security risk, so only do that if you trust shinglify