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:
Name | Use |
---|---|
nautilus-gtkhash | To make checksums of files |
nautilus-sendto | To send a file via email from the file manager |
nautilus-image-converter | Reduces image file size with a right click context menu |
nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal | Provides a right-click menu item to open a terminal window in the current folder location |
nautilus-nextcloud | Integration with Nextcloud desktop app |
- 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-hide | nautilus-data |
nautilus-admin | nautilus-emblems |
nautilus-compare | nautilus-image-manipulator |
nautilus-extension-brasero | nautilus-scripts-manager |
nautilus-extension-burner | nautilus-share |
nautilus-filename-repairer | nautilus-wipe |
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.
- Last Author
- joao.azevedo
- Last Edited
- Jul 29 2019, 07:09