How To Install caja-actions-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja-actions-dev on Kali Linux. caja-actions-dev is Caja extension to create custom actions (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja-actions-dev on Kali Linux.

What is caja-actions-dev

caja-actions-dev is:

Caja-actions is an extension for Caja file manager which allows the user to add arbitrary program to be launched through the Caja file manager popup menu of selected files.

This package contains the development files for the libraries needed by Caja’s extensions.

There are three methods to install caja-actions-dev on Kali Linux. 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-actions-dev 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-actions-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install caja-actions-dev

Install caja-actions-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install caja-actions-dev

Install caja-actions-dev Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install caja-actions-dev

How To Uninstall caja-actions-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove caja-actions-dev

Uninstall caja-actions-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall caja-actions-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove caja-actions-dev

Remove caja-actions-dev Configurations and Data

To remove caja-actions-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge caja-actions-dev

Remove caja-actions-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge caja-actions-dev

Dependencies

caja-actions-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja-actions-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.