nautilus

Weeks ago, we presented a handy suite of Nautilus scripts, packed in a single package, that, once installed, offer quickly right-click access to numerous actions, such as open as root, resize, calculate size, etc.

Nevertheless, there are users who prefer to use only a part of those actions, not the whole suite, like for instance only open as root.

Weeks ago, we presented a handy suite of nautilus scripts packed in a single PPA, aimed at offering a wide range of quick useful actions, such as set wallpaper, open in terminal, audio convert, etc.

Ubuntu's default file manager, Nautilus, commonly opens folders by double-clicking on them and allows the launch of a new window from the menu, Nautilus-->File-->New Window

In Ubuntu 11.10, if you drag & drop a file or folder on Nautilus' launcher icon, it opens the home folder unrelated to the location of that particular file.

In Ubuntu 12.04, Nautilus adds an extra behavior, the last updates bringing the ability to open a new window that contains the dragged & dropped file.

Nautilus is Ubuntu's default powerful file manager, easy-to-use and opened to further intensive customization.

Nautilus Actions and Nautilus Actions Extra provide numerous actions available 1-click away in the menu that cover a large area of utilities commonly used.

Ubuntu 12.04 brings new functionalities to its default file manager, Nautilus, adopting tags, meaning, when you right-click on a file or folder, a new Tags option appears in the menu.

A user can now assign tags to a file/folder (video clips, .PDF files, images, etc) by simply typing tags, that can be easily checked and unchecked.