How To Install nitroshare-caja on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nitroshare-caja on Ubuntu 18.04. nitroshare-caja is Caja extension for sending files with NitroShare

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nitroshare-caja on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is nitroshare-caja

nitroshare-caja is:

NitroShare is designed to make transferring any file to any device as painless as possible.

This extension for Caja adds a “send with NitroShare” menu to files and directories, simplifying the process of selecting items to transfer.

There are three methods to install nitroshare-caja on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nitroshare-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 nitroshare-caja using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nitroshare-caja

Install nitroshare-caja Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nitroshare-caja

Install nitroshare-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install nitroshare-caja

How To Uninstall nitroshare-caja on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove nitroshare-caja

Uninstall nitroshare-caja And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nitroshare-caja and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nitroshare-caja

Remove nitroshare-caja Configurations and Data

To remove nitroshare-caja configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nitroshare-caja

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nitroshare-caja package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.