Do you want to see clock in full with seconds and year? Do you not have it at Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04? Do you have another GNU/Linux distro (GNOME 3.26+) with same problem? What you need to do is to install Datetime Format extension and a little setting. This extension is an awesome improvement by Dan-K to control GNOME top panel's clock as you wish. The instruction do set it is explained below.
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Requirements:
Install Datetime Format extension from the website https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1173/datetime-format. If you do not know how, simply follow instruction here.
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| The website of Datetime Format |
- The command line is $ sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
- The name is GNOME Tweaks on Ubuntu Software.
Where to set it:
Go to GNOME Tweaks > Extensions > Datetime Format > click 'the gear' button > a small dialog appears > turn ON the Status Bar option > click 'the gear' button.
How to input the code of full clock with day name, year, and second:
- Code: %A, %d %B %Y %T
- Real clock example: Friday 30 March 2018 13:30:00
If the clock on the top panel doesn't change immediately, simply restart your computer.
The result:
You should find your top panel shows complete clock like below. Happy working!
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