How To Install caja on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install caja on Debian 10.
What is caja
caja is:
Caja is the official file manager for the MATE desktop. It allows one to browse directories, preview files and launch applications associated with them. It is also responsible for handling the icons on the MATE desktop. It works on local and remote filesystems.
There are three methods to install caja on Debian 10. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install caja
Install caja Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install caja using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install caja
Install caja 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install caja
How To Uninstall caja on Debian 10
To uninstall only the caja package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove caja
Uninstall caja And Its Dependencies
To uninstall caja and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove caja
Remove caja Configurations and Data
To remove caja configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge caja
Remove caja configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove caja configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge caja
Dependencies
caja have the following dependencies:
- caja-common
- desktop-file-utils
- gvfs
- libcaja-extension1
- libglib2.0-bin
- libglib2.0-data
- mate-desktop
- shared-mime-info
- libatk1.0-0
- libc6
- libcairo-gobject2
- libcairo2
- libexempi8
- libexif12
- libgail-3-0
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libice6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install caja package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.