{"id":10058,"date":"2020-05-11T16:54:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T16:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=10058"},"modified":"2020-05-11T16:54:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T16:54:28","slug":"add-disconnect-wifi-system-menu-option-in-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/05\/add-disconnect-wifi-system-menu-option-in-ubuntu-20-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Add &#8216;Disconnect WiFi&#8217; System Menu Option in Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The default Gnome desktop lacks an option to disconnect current wifi connection. For those who want the function in Ubuntu 20.04, a gnome shell extension is available to do the job.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/disconnect-wifi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"566\" height=\"390\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/disconnect-wifi.jpg 566w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/disconnect-wifi-450x310.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> To install the extension, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/904\/disconnect-wifi\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disconnect Wifi extension web page<\/a>, turn on the toggle and click &#8216;Install&#8217; in pop-up dialog.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/disconnect-wifi-exten.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"368\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/disconnect-wifi-exten.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/disconnect-wifi-exten-450x276.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Don&#8217;t see the toggle?<\/b> Do following steps, then <i>refresh<\/i> the web page.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click the link text &#8220;click here to install browser extension&#8221; and follow the pop-ups to install the browser extension:\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/install-gnome-shell-browser-extension1-600x286.jpg\" alt=\"shell browser extension\" width=\"600\" height=\"286\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/install-gnome-shell-browser-extension1-600x286.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/install-gnome-shell-browser-extension1-450x215.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/install-gnome-shell-browser-extension1-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/install-gnome-shell-browser-extension1.jpg 944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Then open terminal via <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> and run command:\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-gshell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"139\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-gshell.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-gshell-450x104.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>2. (Optional)<\/b> You can manage the gnome shell extension via either <b>Extensions<\/b> utility or Gnome Tweaks > Extensions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/extensions-disconnectwifi-450x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"189\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/extensions-disconnectwifi-450x189.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/extensions-disconnectwifi-600x252.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/extensions-disconnectwifi.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The default Gnome desktop lacks an option to disconnect current wifi connection. For those who want the function in Ubuntu 20.04, a gnome shell extension is available to do the job. 1.) To install the extension, go to Disconnect Wifi extension web page, turn on the toggle and click &#8216;Install&#8217; in pop-up dialog. 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