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MiguelitoCogito
Asked: 2022-03-05 14:58:29 +0800 CST

How can I customize the time and date format in the top bar, without a shell extension?

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There are several Gnome Shell extensions, but how do they work? Can I do what they do? I want to use a customized date/time format string myself, without requiring a shell extension. Is there documentation for whatever top-bar APIs the shell extensions are using? Ubuntu 21.10, Gnome 40.5.

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1 Answers

  1. Option 1

    gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime time-format custom

gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime custom-time-format '%l:%M %p %A %B %d'

    Option 2

    You will first need to find the region and city format.

    timedatectl list-timezones

    You will find a long list of region/city names. Once you find the correct entry:

    sudo timedatectl set-timezone your_time_zone

    Option 3

    Go to Settings > Date & Time and change it.

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