File Manager: add functionalities with extensions

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Files, the file manager application has several extensions available that can be used to expand it's functionalities, for example selecting a file and send that file via email with a right click in the context menu.

The following extensions have been tested in Files in PureOS:

• Open the terminal application Tilix and type the command: sudo apt install EXTENSION-NAME
  • Press enter
  • Type your password and press enter again. If you get asked for confirmation, press the key: y or the key representing "yes" in your system language

nautilus-sendto: Send files as email attachments

To do this you need to have a email client configured (like Thunderbird), and install the plugin nautilus-sendto.

• Open the terminal application Tilix and type the command: sudo apt install nautilus-sendto

• Log out and in again
• Right click on a file you want to send via email
• Select the and option "send to..."

And Thunderbird opens a new email with the file already included as an attachment.

nautilus-gtkhash: Use File Manager To Do Checksums Of Files

To be able to do that you need to install the extension nautilus-gtkhash

• Open the terminal application Tilix and type the command: sudo apt install nautilus-gtkhash`

• Right click on the file in question
• Select "Properties"

• Select "Digest"
• Select from the right side of the window the hash you want
• Press "Hash"

And you will see the checksum for that file

Same result as doing it from a terminal :)

nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal: open a terminal window in the current location folder

To be able to do that you need to install the extension nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal

• Open the terminal application Tilix and type the command: sudo apt install nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal

Once that is done log out and back in of your user session.

Once you have a folder open, right click on it and select the option: Open in terminal

And done:

nautilus-nextcloud: Integrate Nextcloud with File Manager

You can see how to integrate Nextcloud desktop app with the Files app here.