How To Install caja on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja in Fedora 36. caja is File manager for MATE

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja on Fedora 36.

What is caja

Caja (mate-file-manager) is the file manager and graphical shell for the MATE desktop, that makes it easy to manage your files and the rest of your system. It allows to browse directories on local and remote file systems, preview files and launch applications associated with them. It is also responsible for handling the icons on the MATE desktop.

We can use yum or dnf to install caja on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install caja.

Install caja on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install caja using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install caja

Install caja on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install caja using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install caja

How To Uninstall caja on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove caja

caja Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `caja` on Fedora 36.

### What is `caja`

> Caja (mate-file-manager) is the file manager and graphical shell for the MATE desktop, that makes it easy to manage your files and the rest of your system. It allows to browse directories on local and remote file systems, preview files and launch applications associated with them. It is also responsible for handling the icons on the MATE desktop.  

We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `caja` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install caja.

## Install caja on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install caja using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install caja

Install caja on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install caja using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install caja

How To Uninstall caja on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove caja

caja Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/prelink.conf.d/caja.conf
/usr/bin/caja
/usr/bin/caja-autorun-software
/usr/bin/caja-connect-server
/usr/bin/caja-file-management-properties
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/75
/usr/lib/.build-id/75/4eb3b833a05a5a1860db8c8e5992b7d858e38c
/usr/lib/.build-id/93
/usr/lib/.build-id/93/4018d86bee278db6068e4781efe76aa0b58aa8
/usr/lib/.build-id/cc
/usr/lib/.build-id/cc/0f10e93de7a6494438de031fe5c48394b27188
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8/6160b77ca1e540c16e317260befee98bccf9ca
/usr/lib64/caja
/usr/lib64/caja/extensions-2.0
/usr/share/applications/caja-autorun-software.desktop
/usr/share/applications/caja-browser.desktop
/usr/share/applications/caja-computer.desktop
/usr/share/applications/caja-file-management-properties.desktop
/usr/share/applications/caja-folder-handler.desktop
/usr/share/applications/caja-home.desktop
/usr/share/applications/caja.desktop
/usr/share/applications/mate-network-scheme.desktop
/usr/share/caja
/usr/share/caja/a11y-caja-desktop-base.css
/usr/share/caja/browser.xml
/usr/share/caja/caja-desktop-ContrastHigh.css
/usr/share/caja/caja-desktop-ContrastHighInverse.css
/usr/share/caja/caja-desktop-HighContrast.css
/usr/share/caja/caja-desktop-HighContrastInverse.css
/usr/share/caja/caja-desktop.css
/usr/share/caja/caja-extras.placeholder
/usr/share/caja/caja-suggested.placeholder
/usr/share/caja/caja.about
/usr/share/caja/caja.css
/usr/share/caja/patterns
/usr/share/caja/patterns/blue_gray_rough.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/blue_ridge.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/blue_type.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/brushed_metal.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/burlap.jpg
/usr/share/caja/patterns/camouflage.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/chalk.jpg
/usr/share/caja/patterns/cork.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/countertop.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/dark-gnome.jpg
/usr/share/caja/patterns/dots.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/fibers.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/fleur_de_lis.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/floral.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/fossil.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/gnome.jpg
/usr/share/caja/patterns/green_weave.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/ice.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/manila_paper.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/moss_ridge.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/numbers.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/ocean_stripes.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/purple_marble.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/reset.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/ridged_paper.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/rough_paper.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/sky_ridge.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/snow_ridge.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/stucco.jpg
/usr/share/caja/patterns/terracotta.png
/usr/share/caja/patterns/wavy_white.png
/usr/share/caja/ui
/usr/share/caja/ui/caja-bookmarks-window.ui
/usr/share/caja/ui/caja-desktop-icon-view-ui.xml
/usr/share/caja/ui/caja-directory-view-ui.xml
/usr/share/caja/ui/caja-file-management-properties.ui
/usr/share/caja/ui/caja-icon-view-ui.xml
/usr/share/caja/ui/caja-list-view-ui.xml
/usr/share/caja/ui/caja-navigation-window-ui.xml
/usr/share/caja/ui/caja-shell-ui.xml
/usr/share/caja/ui/caja-spatial-window-ui.xml
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.mate.freedesktop.FileManager1.service
/usr/share/doc/caja
/usr/share/doc/caja/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/caja/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/caja/COPYING.LIB
/usr/share/doc/caja/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/caja/README
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/emblems/emblem-note.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/emblems/emblem-note.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/emblems/emblem-note.png
/usr/share/man/man1/caja-autorun-software.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/caja-connect-server.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/caja-file-management-properties.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/caja.1.gz
/usr/share/metainfo/caja.appdata.xml
/usr/share/mime/packages/caja.xml
/usr/share/pixmaps/caja
/usr/share/pixmaps/caja/audio.svg
/usr/share/pixmaps/caja/backgrounds.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/caja/chit_frame.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/caja/colors.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/caja/emblems.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/caja/erase.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/caja/knob.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/caja/thumbnail_frame.png

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).

/etc/prelink.conf.d/caja.conf /usr/bin/caja /usr/bin/caja-autorun-software /usr/bin/caja-connect-server /usr/bin/caja-file-management-properties /usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/13 /usr/lib/.build-id/13/68cd824be007e582dbbefea7f68c5fd4d1fbc4 /usr/lib/.build-id/2d /usr/lib/.build-id/2d/992ee7cbd03b5d87bf619d3dfd0b8ffcb09dbb /usr/lib/.build-id/83 /usr/lib/.build-id/83/721109bc12c7b4b90789e5593df25e6aad64ba /usr/lib/.build-id/f7 /usr/lib/.build-id/f7/e3a82826083f80ef7b5d68c776464802b0f2ae /usr/lib/caja /usr/lib/caja/extensions-2.0 /usr/share/applications/caja-autorun-software.desktop /usr/share/applications/caja-browser.desktop /usr/share/applications/caja-computer.desktop /usr/share/applications/caja-file-management-properties.desktop /usr/share/applications/caja-folder-handler.desktop /usr/share/applications/caja-home.desktop /usr/share/applications/caja.desktop /usr/share/applications/mate-network-scheme.desktop /usr/share/caja /usr/share/caja/a11y-caja-desktop-base.css /usr/share/caja/browser.xml /usr/share/caja/caja-desktop-ContrastHigh.css /usr/share/caja/caja-desktop-ContrastHighInverse.css /usr/share/caja/caja-desktop-HighContrast.css /usr/share/caja/caja-desktop-HighContrastInverse.css /usr/share/caja/caja-desktop.css /usr/share/caja/caja-extras.placeholder /usr/share/caja/caja-suggested.placeholder /usr/share/caja/caja.about /usr/share/caja/caja.css /usr/share/caja/patterns /usr/share/caja/patterns/blue_gray_rough.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/blue_ridge.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/blue_type.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/brushed_metal.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/burlap.jpg /usr/share/caja/patterns/camouflage.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/chalk.jpg /usr/share/caja/patterns/cork.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/countertop.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/dark-gnome.jpg /usr/share/caja/patterns/dots.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/fibers.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/fleur_de_lis.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/floral.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/fossil.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/gnome.jpg /usr/share/caja/patterns/green_weave.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/ice.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/manila_paper.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/moss_ridge.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/numbers.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/ocean_stripes.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/purple_marble.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/reset.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/ridged_paper.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/rough_paper.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/sky_ridge.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/snow_ridge.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/stucco.jpg /usr/share/caja/patterns/terracotta.png /usr/share/caja/patterns/wavy_white.png /usr/share/caja/ui /usr/share/caja/ui/caja-bookmarks-window.ui /usr/share/caja/ui/caja-desktop-icon-view-ui.xml /usr/share/caja/ui/caja-directory-view-ui.xml /usr/share/caja/ui/caja-file-management-properties.ui /usr/share/caja/ui/caja-icon-view-ui.xml /usr/share/caja/ui/caja-list-view-ui.xml /usr/share/caja/ui/caja-navigation-window-ui.xml /usr/share/caja/ui/caja-shell-ui.xml /usr/share/caja/ui/caja-spatial-window-ui.xml /usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.mate.freedesktop.FileManager1.service /usr/share/doc/caja /usr/share/doc/caja/AUTHORS /usr/share/doc/caja/COPYING /usr/share/doc/caja/COPYING.LIB /usr/share/doc/caja/NEWS /usr/share/doc/caja/README /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/emblems/emblem-note.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/emblems/emblem-note.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/emblems/emblem-note.png /usr/share/man/man1/caja-autorun-software.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/caja-connect-server.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/caja-file-management-properties.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/caja.1.gz /usr/share/metainfo/caja.appdata.xml /usr/share/mime/packages/caja.xml /usr/share/pixmaps/caja /usr/share/pixmaps/caja/audio.svg /usr/share/pixmaps/caja/backgrounds.png /usr/share/pixmaps/caja/chit_frame.png /usr/share/pixmaps/caja/colors.png /usr/share/pixmaps/caja/emblems.png /usr/share/pixmaps/caja/erase.png /usr/share/pixmaps/caja/knob.png /usr/share/pixmaps/caja/thumbnail_frame.png


## References

* [caja website](http://mate-desktop.org)

## Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install `caja` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).