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Other Debian-based distributions with the same stack may work but are not officially supported yet.\n\nThe feature adds:\n- a **\"Create a file here...\"** entry to the right-click context menu on the desktop and in all Nautilus folders\n- a dialog showing the **full target path** and a field to name the file\n- automatic opening of the created file with your **default text editor**\n\n---\n\n## How it works\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://ibb.co/yF4xB5vW\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://i.ibb.co/1Gz4JKy8/right-click-file-demo.gif\" alt=\"right-click-file-demo\" border=\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\n---\n\n## Installation\n\n### Via package (recommended)\n\nDownload the latest `.deb` from the [releases page](https://github.com/sypher93/right-click-file/releases) or via `wget`:\n```bash\nwget -P /tmp https://github.com/sypher93/right-click-file/releases/latest/download/right-click-file_1.1.0_all.deb\n```\n\u003e [!TIP]\n\u003e Using `-P /tmp` downloads directly into `/tmp`, avoiding the `apt` sandbox warning in a single step.\n\nThen :\n\n```bash\nsudo apt install /tmp/right-click-file_1.1.0_all.deb\n```\n\nDependencies installed automatically: `zenity`, `xdg-utils`, `python3-nautilus`.\n\n### Via script (v1.0.0 only)\n\nInstall:\n```bash\ncurl -fsSL https://github.com/sypher93/right-click-file/raw/main/scripts/right_click_file.sh -o right_click_file.sh\nsudo bash right_click_file.sh\n```\n\nUninstall:\n```bash\ncurl -fsSL https://github.com/sypher93/right-click-file/raw/main/scripts/right_click_file_uninstall.sh -o right_click_file_uninstall.sh\nsudo bash right_click_file_uninstall.sh\n```\n\n\u003e [!WARNING]\n\u003e For both options, a reboot is required after installation for the desktop right-click entry to become active. The Nautilus folder entry is available immediately.\n\n---\n\n## Uninstall package\n\n```bash\nsudo apt remove right-click-file\n```\n\nTo also remove logs:\n\n```bash\nsudo apt purge right-click-file\n```\n\n\u003e [!NOTE]\n\u003e A reboot is required after removal for the desktop right-click entry to disappear.\n\n---\n\n## Logs\n\nInstallation and removal events are logged to:\n\n```\n/var/log/right_click_file/install.log\n```\n\n---\n\n## License\n\nGNU General Public License v3.0 -- see [LICENSE](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html) for details.","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsypher93%2Fright-click-file","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fsypher93%2Fright-click-file","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsypher93%2Fright-click-file/lists"}