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[#]: subject: "13 Ways to Tweak Nautilus File Manager in Linux to Get More Out of it"
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[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/nautilus-tips-tweaks/"
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[#]: author: "Abhishek Prakash https://itsfoss.com/author/abhishek/"
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13 Ways to Tweak Nautilus File Manager in Linux to Get More Out of it
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======
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Nautilus is GNOME’s default file manager application, and you may have seen it in many Linux distributions.
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It’s a good file manager with plenty of features. However, you can enhance your experience by employing some tweaks and tips.
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I am going to share such tips and tweaks in this article. Some tweaks may require installing additional Nautilus plugins, while some are built-in but lesser-known features. A few tips are purely cosmetic and just change the look and feel.
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### Customizing GNOME’s File Manager
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![customizing gnome nautilus file manager][1]
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GNOME’s default file explorer used to be called [Nautilus][2]. It is now called Files. However, seasoned Linux users still refer to it as Nautilus. I have used both terms here.
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One more thing. **You don’t have to try and install each Nautilus plugin**. Read the article and go with the ones that would be helpful for you.
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I have added the Nautilus extension commands for Ubuntu/Debian. If you are using some other distribution, please use your package manager to install them.
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#### 1. Show number of items in folders
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You can show how many files and folders are inside a folder in GNOME Files.
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![Item Count Inside Folder Visible][3]
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You don’t need to install any plugins for it. It’s a built-in feature.
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Go to the **Preferences** in Nautilus.
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![GNOME Files Preferences][4]
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Under **Icon View Captions**, set the **First** place to **Size**.
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![Nautilus Preferences][5]
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#### 2. Add new document creation option in right click context menu
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This is a feature that can increase your productivity. Right click on an empty place inside a folder and it should you see the option to create a new, empty text file or document.
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It was removed from GNOME a few years back and it is likely to make a come back in the next GNOME release.
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To achieve this, you need to create an empty file and name it **New Document**. Then save this file to the Templates directory to get it in the right-click context menu.
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![Create a template first in the Templates directory][6]
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After this, you should see the option in the right-clikc context menu.
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![Nautilus Right Click New Document][7]
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You can also add Word documents, PPT presentation options, etc in the right-click context menu similarly.
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#### 3. Add a permanent delete option in right-click context menu
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By default, Nautilus provides “Move to trash” option in the right-click context menu. If you want to permanently delete a file or folder, you need to **shift+delete** or empty it from the trash.
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You can enable Delete Permanent button under the right-click context menu from Nautilus **preferences**.
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![Permanent delet option in Nautilus Preferences][8]
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Now you will have an option to delete files and folders permanently in the right-click context menu.
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![Permanent delete option under right click context menu][9]
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#### 4. Completely wipe files and folders from the disk
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Even if you permanently delete a file, chances are that the [data could still be recovered][10].
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Nautilus provides an extension to wipe files securely and fill the empty places so that data can not be recovered anymore.
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Install the Nautilus extension first.
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```
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sudo apt install nautilus-wipe
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```
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And then restart the file explorer:
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nautilus -q
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![Wipe out files in Nautilus][11]
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#### 5. Enable quick file preview
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Quick preview is rather a handy feature for a file manager. KDE’s Dolphin file manager provides it as a built-in feature.
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You can preview files such as PDF, text, images, audio, etc. You can scroll documents while in preview.
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In Nautilus, you need to install gnome-sushi to get this feature.
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```
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sudo apt install gnome-sushi
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Now, close all instances of file manager and open it again. To see the preview, select a file and press the Space key.
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![Preview Files in Nautilus Using GNOME Sushi][12]
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#### 6. Get the list of recently visited directories
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Nautilus has the feature to show ‘recently accessed files’. But what about the recently visited folders?
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That can also be accessed. On the top left, **right-click on the back arrow** to get the list of previously visited folders.
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![list of directories visited][13]
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#### 7. Bookmark folders to the left sidebar for quick access
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If you frequently access some folders, it would be better to access them from the left sidebar quickly.
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It’s quite simple, actually. Select the folder and drag and drop to the left sidebar. The [folder will be added as a bookmark][14].
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![Adding a folder as bookmark][15]
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You can remove bookmark the same way. Just drag and drop it from the sidebar.
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#### 8. Rotate and Resize images with a right click
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To enable this functionality, you need to install ImageMagick and nautilus-image-converter.
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sudo apt install imagemagick nautilus-image-converter
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```
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After it is installed, quit nautilus with *nautilus -q* and re-open nautilus.
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Now select the image and [right-click to get resize and rotate images][16].
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![Rotate and Resize Images with Nautilus][17]
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#### 9. Change the colors of individual folders
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If you want to add some color to your file explorer, how about changing the colors of the folders?
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You can change icons and colors of all folders by using a different icon and theme.
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But you may also opt for just changing the colors of selected few folders.
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![Custom Folder Color in Nautilus File Manager][18]
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For that, install the following package.
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sudo apt install folder-color
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Now, quit Nautilus with **nautilus -q** command. Upon re-opening, select a folder and right-click on it. You will find the option to change the color of the folder.
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![Change Folder Color Right Click Option][19]
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A step further, you can add emblems to files or folders like important, favorite, etc.
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![Folder and File Emblem in Nautilus][20]
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#### 10. Change icons of individual directories
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This one takes me back to the Windows XP era. Nautilus also has the built-in feature to change the icons of selected directories.
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To do that, right-click on a folder and go to properties.
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![properties dialog box of a directory][21]
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From there, select the Icon, browse and choose the image of your choice.
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![Changing Folder Icon][22]
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#### 11. Open any location in the terminal
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No need for any extra steps for this one. From any location in the file manager, just right-click and select ‘Open in terminal’ option.
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![Open the current location in a terminal in Ubuntu][23]
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It will open a new terminal, and you’ll be in the exact location as the Nautilus file manager.
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![location opened in terminal][24]
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This comes in handy when you have to do something in the terminal on the files in a particular location. It saves the effort of typing a long path.
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#### 12. Open files and folder as root from the file manager
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You sometimes want to paste files to restricted directories, like /usr/share/backgrounds. You cannot paste such locations or cannot edit such files unless you are root or use sudo.
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You can easily switch do that in the terminal but what about the file manager?
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With nautilus-admin extension, you can open files as root within Nautilus. No need to open the terminal and perform sudo actions.
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sudo apt install nautilus-admin
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Quit Nautilus after installing the plugin:
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nautilus -q
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You should see the “Open as Administrator” option in the right-click menu now.
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![open as admin in nautilus][25]
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#### 13. Verify hash checksum of files
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There are dedicated tools to [verify checksum of files in Linux][26]. You can also check hashes in the Nautilus file manager with nautilus-gtkhash extension.
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sudo apt install nautilus-gtkhash
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Now quit nautilus using **nautilus -q** and re-open. Select the file to check hash and go to the **Digests** tab in properties.
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![Check Hashes in Nautilus][27]
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Now enter the Hash to check and press Hash. It will start calculating the hash.
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![Nautilus Checking Hash Progress][28]
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After some time, it will show the result (green tick mark if the hash is valid).
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![Nautilus Checking Hash Success][29]
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#### Bonus: Embed a terminal
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In the Nautilus file manager, you can embed a terminal. Each time you change directories, a cd command is initiated and the location in the embedded terminal is also changed.
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Installing it requires getting several Python packages first. Here are the commands, use them one by one:
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sudo apt install python3-nautilus python3-psutil python3-pip libglib2.0-bin dconf-editor
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sudo pip3 install nautilus-terminal
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sudo nautilus-terminal --install-system
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nautilus -q
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![Embedded Terminal in Nautilus][30]
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### There are more Nautilus extensions and tweaks
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There is no end to customizing the GNOME file manager. I could only include a selected few. A few more I could think of are:
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* Opening split view in Nautilus from the hamburger menu
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* Showing or hiding the Places panel from preferences
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* Integrating various cloud storage platforms like Google Drive, Dropbox, Nextcloud, Owncloud, etc
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* Deleting items by dragging them into the trash folder
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* Zooming in and out by pressing the Control key and scrolling
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Check out the [guide on tweaking the Ubuntu dock][31] if you want more customization.
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I hope you find a few interesting ones here. Which ones do you like the most? Do you know some other tweak that I didn’t mention here? Share it in the comments.
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via: https://itsfoss.com/nautilus-tips-tweaks/
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作者：[Abhishek Prakash][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
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[1]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/customizing-GNOME-Nautilus-File-Manager.png
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[2]: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus
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[3]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Item-count-inside-folder-visible.png
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[4]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GNOME-Nautilus-Preferences-scaled.webp
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[5]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nautilus-preferences.png
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[6]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nautilus-Empty-file-in-Templates-Directory.png
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[7]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nautilus-Right-Click-New-Document.png
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[8]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Delete-option-in-nautilus-preferences.png
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[9]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Delete-option-under-right-click-context-menu.png
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[10]: https://itsfoss.com/recover-deleted-files-linux/
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[11]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Secure-wipe-in-nautilus.png
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[12]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/preview-files-in-nautilus-using-gnome-sushi.png
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[13]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/List-of-directories-visited.png
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[14]: https://itsfoss.com/add-remove-bookmarks-ubuntu/
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[15]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/add-folder-as-bookmark-GNOME-Files-scaled.webp
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[16]: https://itsfoss.com/resize-images-with-right-click/
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[17]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Rotate-and-Resize-Images-with-nautilus.png
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[18]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Custom-Folder-Color-in-nautilus-file-manager-800x280.png
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[19]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Change-Folder-Color-Right-Click-Option.png
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[20]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Folder-and-File-Emblem-in-Nautilus.png
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[21]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/properties-dialog-box-of-a-directory-800x527.png
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[22]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Changing-Folder-Icon.png
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[23]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/open-in-terminal-ubuntu-scaled.webp
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[24]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/location-opened-in-terminal-800x304.png
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[25]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/open-as-admin-in-nautilus-800x502.png
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[26]: https://itsfoss.com/checksum-tools-guide-linux/
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[27]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Check-hashes-in-nautilus.png
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[28]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nautilus-Checking-Hash-Progress.png
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[29]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nautilus-Checking-Hash-Success.png
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[30]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Embedded-terminal-in-nautilus.png
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[31]: https://itsfoss.com/customize-ubuntu-dock/
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