How To Install caja-open-terminal on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja-open-terminal on Ubuntu 22.04. caja-open-terminal is Caja plugin for opening terminals in arbitrary local paths

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja-open-terminal on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is caja-open-terminal

caja-open-terminal is:

Caja is the official file manager for the MATE desktop. This package adds extended functionality to the Caja file manager.

caja-open-terminal is a proof-of-concept Caja extension which allows you to open a terminal in arbitrary local folders.

There are three methods to install caja-open-terminal on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-open-terminal 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-open-terminal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install caja-open-terminal

Install caja-open-terminal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install caja-open-terminal

Install caja-open-terminal 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-open-terminal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install caja-open-terminal

How To Uninstall caja-open-terminal on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove caja-open-terminal

Uninstall caja-open-terminal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall caja-open-terminal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove caja-open-terminal

Remove caja-open-terminal Configurations and Data

To remove caja-open-terminal configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge caja-open-terminal

Remove caja-open-terminal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge caja-open-terminal

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install caja-open-terminal package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.