How To Install filemanager-actions on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install filemanager-actions on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is filemanager-actions
filemanager-actions is:
FileManager-Actions is an extension for GNOME-based file managers, which allows the user to add arbitrary programs to be launched through the file manager’s context menu, based on the current selection.
The project was formerly known as Nautilus-Actions, but has changed its name since it now supports Caja and Nemo, in addition to Nautilus.
This package provides the graphical interface for creating and editing file-manager actions.
There are three methods to install filemanager-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 filemanager-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 filemanager-actions using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install filemanager-actions
Install filemanager-actions Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install filemanager-actions using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install filemanager-actions
Install filemanager-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 filemanager-actions using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install filemanager-actions
How To Uninstall filemanager-actions on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the filemanager-actions package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove filemanager-actions
Uninstall filemanager-actions And Its Dependencies
To uninstall filemanager-actions and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove filemanager-actions
Remove filemanager-actions Configurations and Data
To remove filemanager-actions configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge filemanager-actions
Remove filemanager-actions configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove filemanager-actions configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge filemanager-actions
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install filemanager-actions package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.