How To Install nitroshare-nautilus on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is nitroshare-nautilus

nitroshare-nautilus is:

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

This extension for Nautilus 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-nautilus 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-nautilus 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-nautilus using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nitroshare-nautilus

Install nitroshare-nautilus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nitroshare-nautilus

Install nitroshare-nautilus 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-nautilus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nitroshare-nautilus

How To Uninstall nitroshare-nautilus on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove nitroshare-nautilus

Uninstall nitroshare-nautilus And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nitroshare-nautilus

Remove nitroshare-nautilus Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nitroshare-nautilus

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

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

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

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Summary

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