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How to install Nemo File Manager in Ubuntu

To install Nemo File Manager in Ubuntu

Nemo file manager comes with a built in “ open as root” context menu option. It displays an “ elevated privileges” banner while running as root. The new extensions available in Nemo are nemo-filename-repairer, nemo-image-converter, nemo-emblems etc. It is the default manager of Cinnamon desktop. Installation of Nemo is explained in this manual.

To install Nemo

Utilize the following command to add the Nemo WebUpd8 PPAT, before installing Nemo in Ubuntu Systems.

user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/nemo 
[sudo] password for user1: 
 Nemo file manager patched for Unity (no Cinnamon dependencies except cinnamon-translations)
More information and installation instructions: http://www.webupd8.org/2013/10/install-nemo-with-unity-patches-and.html
Only use this PPA in Ubuntu. Don' t use it in Linux Mint!
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/ubuntu/nemo
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
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Done.


Update the apt Sourcelist by using the following command.

user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get update 
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease   
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease          
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/nemo/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.6 kB]
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                  
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease

Now start installing the Nemo package by running the following command.

user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get install nemo nemo-fileroller 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  cinnamon-translations libnemo-extension1 nemo-data
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  cinnamon-translations libnemo-extension1 nemo nemo-data nemo-fileroller
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 272 not upgraded.
Need to get 3,041 kB of archives.
After this operation, 18.8 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/nemo/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 cinnamon-translations all 2.8.0-20151023040422-xenial [2,199 kB]
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Search for the Nemo file manager from the Ubuntu Dash or Menu. The nemo file manager is not available as few extensions are missing.

To over come the above correction add the extensions. These can be installed by using the following command.

user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get install nemo-compare nemo-audio-tab nemo-emblems nemo-filename-repairer nemo-fileroller nemo-gtkhash nemo-image-converter nemo-media-columns nemo-pastebin python-nemo nemo-rabbitvcs nemo-seahorse nemo-share nemo-terminal 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
nemo-fileroller is already the newest version (2.8.0-2~webupd8~xenial0).
The following additional packages will be installed:
  gir1.2-nemo-3.0 ipython javascript-common libapr1 libaprutil1 libboost-python1.58.0
  libcryptui0a libdvdnav4 libdvdread4 libjs-jquery libserf-1-1 libsqlite0 libsvn1 meld
  pastebinit python-cairo python-configobj python-crypto python-dbus python-decorator
  python-dulwich python-fastimport python-gi python-gi-cairo python-gobject
  python-gobject-2 python-gtk2 python-kaa-base python-kaa-metadata python-ldb
  python-mutagen python-pexpect python-ptyprocess python-pyexiv2 python-pyexiv2-doc
  python-pypdf python-samba python-simplegeneric python-simplejson python-six
  python-sqlite python-svn python-tdb python-xdg rabbitvcs-core samba-common
  samba-common-bin seahorse-daemon subversion
Suggested packages:
  ipython-doc ipython-notebook ipython-qtconsole python-matplotlib python-numpy python-zmq
  apache2 | lighttpd | httpd libdvdcss2 samba python-configobj-doc python-crypto-dbg
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Now search and open the Nemo file manager from the Ubuntu Dash.

To Remove Nemo Manager

Run the following command to uninstall the nemo file manager package.

user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove nemo nemo-* 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting ' nemo-image-converter'  for glob ' nemo-*' 
Note, selecting ' nemo-keyboard'  for glob ' nemo-*' 
Note, selecting ' nemo-rabbitvcs'  for glob ' nemo-*' 
Note, selecting ' nemo-dropbox'  for glob ' nemo-*' 
Note, selecting ' nemo-terminal'  for glob ' nemo-*' 
Note, selecting ' nemo-compare'  for glob ' nemo-*' 
Note, selecting ' nemo-pastebin'  for glob ' nemo-*' 
Note, selecting ' nemo-seahorse'  for glob ' nemo-*' 
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Then install purge by using the following command.

user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get install ppa-purge 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  aptitude
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ppa-purge
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 272 not upgraded.
Need to get 6,312 B of archives.
After this operation, 24.6 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 ppa-purge all 0.2.8+bzr63 [6,312 B]
Fetched 6,312 B in 0s (11.1 kB/s)
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Utilise the following command to remove the repositories of Nemo.

user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo ppa-purge ppa:webupd8team/nemo 
Updating packages lists
PPA to be removed: webupd8team nemo
Package revert list generated:
 gir1.2-nemo-3.0/xenial libnemo-extension1/xenial python-nemo-

Disabling webupd8team PPA from 
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-ubuntu-nemo-xenial.list
Updating packages lists
Reading package lists... Done
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Tag : Nemo file manager
FAQ
Q
What are the alternative tools available for Nemo file manager?
A
Here I have to give some of the alternative tools for the "Nemo file manager",
Double Commander
Nautilus
Dolphin File Manager
Thunar
Q
How to install Nemo file manager on Debian with the functionality of Cinnamon tool?
A
For the installation of "nemo file manager" on Debian with the functionality of Cinnamon tool, use the following as given below,
"sudo add-apt-repository ppa:embrosyn/cinnamon"
"sudo apt install nemo"
Q
How to install Nemo file manager on Ubuntu?
A
For the installation of Nemo file manager on Ubuntu, use the following command as given below,
"apt install nemo"
Q
Whether the Nemo file manager is open source or not?
A
Yes, the Nemo file manager is open source application.
Q
What are the features available in the Nemo file manager?
A
Here I have to mention some of the features of the Nemo file manager,
type-ahead search (type to select files instead of using a full-blown search)
dual panel view (open the second panel when using the F3 key)
sidebar tree view
configurable toolbar (you can show or hide most toolbar elements)
displays available disk space in the status bar
in-place rename (instead of using a popup like recent Nautilus versions)
separate archive creation/extraction window instead of having it integrated into the toolbar like recent Nautilus versions
many other small but useful features