How To Install caja on Debian 11

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install caja

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is caja and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install caja on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install caja using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install caja using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install caja

Install caja using apt

Because caja is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install caja using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install caja

Install caja 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 Debian 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install caja by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install caja

How to upgrade (update) a single package caja using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the caja, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install caja

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install caja

How To Uninstall caja from Debian 11

To uninstall only the caja package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove caja

Uninstall caja and all its dependencies

To uninstall caja and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove caja

Remove caja with all configurations and data

To remove caja configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge caja

Remove caja completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to caja package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge caja

Extra info and code examples

Caja is the official file manager for the MATE desktop. It allows one to browse directories, preview files and launch applications associated with them. It is also responsible for handling the icons on the MATE desktop. It works on local and remote filesystems.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install caja using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the caja from Debian 11.

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