https://github.com/mate-desktop/caja

Caja, the file manager for the MATE desktop
https://github.com/mate-desktop/caja

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Caja, the file manager for the MATE desktop

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mate-desktop/caja
• Owner: mate-desktop
• License: other
• Created: 2011-12-02T01:33:31.000Z (about 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2026-01-29T21:43:42.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-01-30T10:36:24.490Z (about 1 month ago)
• Language: C
• Homepage: https://mate-desktop.org/
• Size: 112 MB
• Stars: 303
• Watchers: 34
• Forks: 152
• Open Issues: 501
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README
  • Changelog: ChangeLog
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: COPYING
  • Authors: AUTHORS

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README

          
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  Caja



The file manager for the MATE desktop



## Installation

### Ubuntu

```bash

sudo apt install caja

```

### Fedora

```bash

sudo dnf install caja

```

## Building

### Source

You'll need the following dependencies:

  * `exempi`

  * `gobject-introspection`

  * `libnotify`

  * `libexif`

  * `gvfs`

  * `mate-common`

  * `mate-desktop`

### Building

```bash

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/mate-desktop/caja.git

cd caja

./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr

make

make install

```

## Hacking on Caja

Please see the HACKING file for information about hacking on caja.

## How to report bugs / errors in translations

Bugs should be reported in GitHub

https://github.com/mate-desktop/caja/issues

We are using transifex for translations. https://www.transifex.com/mate/MATE/dashboard/

Please create an account, become a member of your language team and fix it there.

## Package status

[![Packaging status](https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/caja.svg)](https://repology.org/project/caja/versions)