How To Install nautilus-filename-repairer on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-filename-repairer on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is nautilus-filename-repairer
nautilus-filename-repairer is:
This is a Nautilus extension which repairs filename which uses wrong encoding in Nautilus. This extension provides the context menu for any file whose filename uses wrong encoding, so that you cannot read the filename in Nautilus.
You can find a candidate for filename in context menu or submenu. This extension also provides a decoded name for URL encoded filename.
There are three methods to install nautilus-filename-repairer on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nautilus-filename-repairer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nautilus-filename-repairer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nautilus-filename-repairer
Install nautilus-filename-repairer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nautilus-filename-repairer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nautilus-filename-repairer
Install nautilus-filename-repairer 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install nautilus-filename-repairer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nautilus-filename-repairer
How To Uninstall nautilus-filename-repairer on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the nautilus-filename-repairer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nautilus-filename-repairer
Uninstall nautilus-filename-repairer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nautilus-filename-repairer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nautilus-filename-repairer
Remove nautilus-filename-repairer Configurations and Data
To remove nautilus-filename-repairer configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nautilus-filename-repairer
Remove nautilus-filename-repairer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nautilus-filename-repairer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nautilus-filename-repairer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-filename-repairer package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
