How To Install caja-share on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja-share on Debian 9. caja-share is Allows one to quickly share a folder from the Caja file manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja-share on Debian 9.

What is caja-share

caja-share is:

Caja is the official file manager for the MATE desktop. This package adds extended functionality to the Caja file manager.

The Caja share extension allows you to quickly share a folder from the Caja file manager without requiring root access. It uses Samba, so your folders can be accessed by any operating system.

There are three methods to install caja-share on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install caja-share Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install caja-share using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install caja-share

Install caja-share Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install caja-share using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install caja-share

Install caja-share Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install caja-share using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install caja-share

How To Uninstall caja-share on Debian 9

To uninstall only the caja-share package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove caja-share

Uninstall caja-share And Its Dependencies

To uninstall caja-share and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove caja-share

Remove caja-share Configurations and Data

To remove caja-share configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge caja-share

Remove caja-share configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove caja-share configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge caja-share

Dependencies

caja-share have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja-share package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.