How To Install caja-actions on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja-actions on Ubuntu 20.04. caja-actions is Caja extension to create custom actions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja-actions on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is caja-actions

caja-actions 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.

There are three methods to install caja-actions 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 caja-actions 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install caja-actions

Install caja-actions Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install caja-actions

Install caja-actions 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 caja-actions using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install caja-actions

How To Uninstall caja-actions on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove caja-actions

Uninstall caja-actions And Its Dependencies

To uninstall caja-actions and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove caja-actions

Remove caja-actions Configurations and Data

To remove caja-actions configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge caja-actions

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja-actions package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.