How to fix GnomeDesktop-3.0 GIR file not found error

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If you get the error “GnomeDesktop-3.0 GIR file not found” after installing the Desktop Icons NG (DING) Gnome extension on Debian or Ubuntu, the fix is straightforward.

Just install this missing package:

sudo apt install gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0

This was tested on Ubuntu 25.10 Gnome Shell 49.0

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