How To Install nautilus-desktop on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

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

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

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

What is nautilus-desktop and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 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 nautilus-desktop on Ubuntu 22.04. 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 nautilus-desktop 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 nautilus-desktop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nautilus

Install nautilus-desktop using apt

Because nautilus-desktop is available in Ubuntu 22.04’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 nautilus-desktop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nautilus

Install nautilus-desktop 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 Ubuntu 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install nautilus-desktop by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nautilus

How to upgrade (update) a single package nautilus-desktop 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 nautilus-desktop, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install nautilus

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 nautilus

How To Uninstall nautilus-desktop from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the nautilus-desktop package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nautilus

Uninstall nautilus-desktop and all its dependencies

To uninstall nautilus-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nautilus

Remove nautilus-desktop with all configurations and data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nautilus

Remove nautilus-desktop completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nautilus

Extra info and code examples

Nautilus is the official file manager for the GNOME 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 GNOME desktop. It works on local and remote filesystems. Several icon themes and components for viewing different kinds of files are available in separate packages.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install nautilus-desktop using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the nautilus-desktop from Ubuntu 22.04.

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