Nemo Actions & Cinnamon Scripts
A collection of custom context menu actions for the Nemo file manager, along with some miscellaneous feature scripts intended for the Cinnamon desktop environment.
Also included is a GTK over-ride file to increase the width of GTK application scrollbars, improve the visibility of labels on desktop icons, and improve the visibility of text on the cinnamon lock-screen / screen-saver.
Nemo Actions
Nemo actions add additional context menu items to the right click menu in the Nemo file manager and on the Cinnamon desktop.
An action can be added to Nemo by saving it's definition file with the file extension .nemo_action in ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
Some actions in this repo also require an associated shell script. These should be saved in ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts and be made executable
Nemo Action installation
These instructions assume a Debian/Ubuntu based distro for the commands to install dependencies. For users of other distros please replace sudo apt with the equivalent for your distro's package management system.
First install git
sudo apt install git
Then clone this repo
git clone https://github.com/smurphos/nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts.git
Having cloned the repo you can either install all of the actions using the commands below or refer to the index of actions to install individual actions.
To install all of the nemo actions
cp -rv ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/ ~/.local/share/nemo
Install other dependencies used by the actions
sudo apt install zenity xdotool wmctrl mediainfo-gui shellcheck tree imagemagick
Either sudo apt install xplayer or sudo apt install totem
Open Nemo > Preferences > Plugins and review any actions you wish to disable.
Nemo Action updating
In a terminal navigate to the nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts folder created when you originally cloned the repo
e.g cd nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts
Once in the correct folder update your local copy with the latest commits, before reinstalling your actions.
git pull origin; cd ..
Nemo Actions Index
Desktop context menu actions
Close windows actions.
A set of two actions and an associated shell script to allow the user to gracefully close all open windows on the current workspace or all workspaces via right click on the desktop.
close_windows_in_workspace.nemo_action
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/close_windows_in_workspace.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/close_all_windows.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/close_windows.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install xdotool wmctrl
Workspace management actions
A set of six actions to allow easy management of workspaces from the desktop context menu.
previous_workspace.nemo_action
workspace_overview.nemo_action
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/new-workspace.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/delete-workspace.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/previous_workspace.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/next_workspace.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/workspace_overview.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/window_overview.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
Background slide-show actions
An action to quickly toggle the desktop background slide-show.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/toggle_slideshow.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
An action to select the next-wallpaper in the desktop slide-show - if the slide-show is currently disabled this action will also enable the slide-show.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/next-wallpaper.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/next-wallpaper.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
An action to open the current wallpaper's directory in the file manager, or in the default image viewing application. Requires zenity.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/open-wallpaper.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/open-wallpaper.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
Session management actions
The first two actions give quick access from the desktop context menu to the shutdown and logoff session dialogues.
session_menu_logout.nemo_action
session_menu_poweroff.nemo_action
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/session_menu_logout.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/session_menu_poweroff.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
These five actions immediately invoke the requested action.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/session_reboot.nemo_action~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/session_shutdown.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/session_suspend.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/session_lock.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/session_logout.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
General Actions
Add to Favourites and Bookmarks
An action to add a single or multiple selection of directories to nemo bookmarks and nemo favourites. Main use case is for those who use tree-view in the side-pane where favourites but not bookmarks is available to maintain a synced selection of favourites and bookmarks.
bookmark_favourite.nemo_action
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/bookmark_favourite.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/bookmark_favourite.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/check_bookmark_favourite.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
Attach to Email Actions
Nemo's native Send in Email action was removed in Nemo 4.8. Here are two potential replacements. The first one is specific to Thunderbird as an email client. The second is generic and uses xdg-email and has been tested with both Thunderbird and Evolution. Please note that on some distros xdg-email may have been patched to remove the ability to add attachments. At time of writing xdg-email does work on Linux Mint 20.x
attach_to_email_tbird.nemo_action
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/attach_to_email_tbird.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
attach_to_email_xdg-email.nemo_action
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/attach_to_email_xdg-email.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/attach_to_email_xdg-email.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
Edit as other user actions
These actions allow you to open text files with a password prompt for elevated privileges if necessary from a regular instance of Nemo. They will all open the file with the specified text-editor using sudoedit to elevate privileges as the owner of the file if that is not the user. The could be as root or another user on the system.
Three versions are supplied, using the CLI text editor Nano, Linux Mint's default GUI text editor Xed and finally the GUI text editor Geany. If you have a different preferred text editor the actions and scripts can easily be modified to suit your needs. The actions invoking a GUI text editor require zenity.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/nano_sudoedit.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/nano_sudoedit_check.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/xed_sudoedit.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/xed_sudoedit_check.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/zenity_askpass.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/geany_sudoedit.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/geany_sudoedit_check.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/zenity_askpass.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
File actions as admin
These actions and their associated shell scripts allow the user to undertake a range of file management activities with elevated privileges if needed from a regular instance of Nemo.
They will all request password authentication if elevated privileges are necessary to complete the action.
All require zenity.
Copy to (Admin)
Supports single and multiple selections.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/copy_to_admin.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/copy_to_admin.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/zenity_askpass.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
Move to (Admin)
Supports single and multiple selections
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/move_to_admin.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/move_to_admin.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/zenity_askpass.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
Creating links (Admin)
Supports single selections only. Create a link to a file / folder in a directory of your choice.
create_link_in_target.nemo_action
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/create_link_in_target.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/create_link_in_target.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/zenity_askpass.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
Create Directory (Admin)
This action has two nemo_action files, one for right-click on a directory, and one for right-click on empty space.
create_dir_admin_background.nemo_action
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/create_dir_admin.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/create_dir_admin_background.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/create_dir_admin.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/zenity_askpass.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
Create File (Admin)
This action has two nemo_action files, one for right-click on a directory, and one for right-click on empty space.
create_file_admin_background.nemo_action
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/create_file_admin.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/create_file_admin_background.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/create_file_admin.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/zenity_askpass.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
Delete (Admin)
Supports single and multiple selections.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/delete_admin.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/delete_admin.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/zenity_askpass.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
Rename (Admin)
Supports single selections only.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/rename_admin.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/rename_admin.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/zenity_askpass.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
Take Ownership (Admin)
Quickly bring files or directories under the current user's ownership. Supports single and multiple selections of files and directories. For multiple selections will display if at least one selection is not under the users ownership. If directories are included in the selection the user is given the option to take ownership recursively.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/take_ownership.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/take_ownership.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/check_ownership.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/zenity_askpass.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
Make Executable (Admin)
Quickly add executable bit to files. Supports single and multiple selections. For multiple selections will display if at least one selection is not currently executable.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/make_executable.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/make_executable.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/check_not_executable.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/zenity_askpass.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
Disk Usage action
Select single or multiple files / directories to be presented with a zenity window showing the total disk usage of the selection. Based on an action by Linux Mint forum member sadhu
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/disk_usage.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/disk_usage.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
File metadata action
Select single files / directories to be presented with a zenity window summarising the gvfs metadata associated with file.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/show_metadata.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/show_metadata.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
Show parent package action
Select single files or directories to be presented with a zenity window stating which debian package(s) installed the file or has content in the folder. This action is only for nemo installed on Debian based systems
show_parent_package.nemo_action
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/show_parent_package.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/show_parent_package.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
Create link on desktop
An action to quickly create a symlink on the Desktop to any single file or folder selection
create_link_on_desktop.nemo_action
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/create_link_on_desktop.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
Apply custom emblems
This action allows the user to create and set custom emblems derived from image files, album art or video thumbnails to files and directories. For directories there is an option to use a random emblem generated from the directory contents and it can be run recursively on the selected directory and it's sub-directories.
Requires zenity, wmctrl, imagemagick and either xplayer or totem to be installed.
apply_custom_emblem.nemo_action
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/apply_custom_emblem.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/apply_custom_emblem.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity wmctrl imagemagick
Either sudo apt install xplayer or sudo apt install totem
Apply custom icon
This action action provides an alteranative to the stock icon picker to quickly apply an image as a custom icon for a file or directory. Requires zenity.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/apply_custom_icon.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/apply_custom_icon.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
Set folder view recursively
This action allows the user to set default folder view (list, compact or icon) and zoom level recursively to a directory and it's sub-directories.
Requires zenity, wmctrl, and gio. Mint users should be aware that gio is only available in Mint 19 and later.
set_folder_view_recursively.nemo_action
set_folder_view_recursively.sh
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/set_folder_view_recursively.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/set_folder_view_recursively.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity wmctrl
Media info
Shows information about media files in a separate window using mediainfo-gui - .
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/media-info.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
sudo apt install mediainfo-gui
View a tree-view directory structure in your browser
An action and associated shell script to produce an html tree-view of the directory and file structure below the selected directory. Requires tree - sudo apt install tree
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/print_tree.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/print_tree.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install tree
Copy a random selection of files from a directory
Ever wanted to grab a random selection of music files or pictures from a collection? This action is for you. Uses zenity to ask the user to confirm number of files and where to paste them.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/get_random_file.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/get_random_files.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install zenity
Toggle checked emblem
An action and associated shell script to quickly add or remove a ✓ emblem to the file/folder.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/toggle_checked.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/toggle_checked.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
Update a files modification date
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/touch_file.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
Check a shell script for errors
This action and associated shell script will check your shell scripts for errors with shellcheck. Scripts with no issues will be marked with a checked emblem, scripts with warnings will be marked with a warning emblem and the shellcheck output along with the shell script itself will be opened in a text editor for review.
To install after cloning repo
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/toggle_checked.nemo_action ~/.local/share/nemo/actions
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts/toggle_checked.sh ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/action_scripts
sudo apt install shellcheck
Cinnamon Scripts
This is a small selection of feature scripts that add new features or improve existing features for the Cinnamon desktop.
Cinnamon Scripts Installation
These instructions assume a Debian/Ubuntu based distro for the commands to install dependencies. For users of other distros please replace sudo apt woth the equivalent for your distro's package management system.
They also assume your distro is set up to automatically add ~/.local/bin/ to your $PATH when it exists. This is the case in Linux Mint main edition but not LMDE for example.
If after installation scripts are not autostarting on login check the output of echo $PATH. If the output does not include ~/.local/bin/ this can normally be rectified by adding the string PATH=~/.local/bin/:$PATH to ~/.profile
First install git
sudo apt install git
Then clone this repo if you haven't already.
git clone https://github.com/smurphos/nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts.git
Having cloned the repo you can either install all of the scripts using the commands below or refer to the index of scripts to install individual scripts.
To install all of the cinnamon scripts
cp -rv ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/bin/ ~/.local
sudo cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/opt/login_screen_random_background.sh /opt
To install autostart entries for relevant scripts
cp -rv ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.config/autostart/ ~/.config
Install dependencies required by the scripts
sudo apt install zenity xdotool wmctrl
See the scripts index for any other script specific setup recommendations.
Log off and back on.
Cinnamon Script updating
In a terminal navigate to the nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts folder created when you originally cloned the repo
e.g cd nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts
Once in the correct folder update your local copy with the latest commits, before reinstalling your scripts.
git pull origin; cd ..
Cinnamon Scripts Index
Lock Screen Slideshow
This script adds a user configurable desktop background slideshow function to the native Cinnamon screensaver/screen locker. It is intended to be run on user login as a startup application.
To install after cloning repo
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/bin/lock_screen_slideshow.sh ~/.local/bin
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.config/autostart/lock_screen_slideshow.desktop ~/.config/autostart
Optionally review the script to amend end user editable variables to suit your preferences.
xdg-open ~/.local/bin/lock_screen_slideshow.sh
Logout and log back in.
Login Screen Random Background
This script facilitates the user being presented with a random background on the login screen. It is compatible with any Mint edition using Slick-Greeter and LightDM, not just Cinnamon. It is intended to be run from the root crontab.
login_screen_random_background.sh
To install after cloning repo
sudo cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/opt/login_screen_random_background.sh /opt
Optionally review the script to amend end user editable variables to suit your preferences.
sudoedit /opt/login_screen_random_background.sh
Login Screen Random Background is intended to be run from the root crontab. To set up run
sudo crontab -e
In the CLI text editor that opens add the following lines to the bottom of the file. Ctrl-O, Enter, Ctrl-X to save the new crontab entries. This will run the script on boot and every half an hour.
@reboot /opt/login_screen_random_background.sh
0,30 * * * * /opt/login_screen_random_background.sh
Workspace Background Switcher
This script allows the user to different backgrounds for each Cinnamon workspace. It is intended to be run on user login as a startup application.
workspace_background_switcher.sh
To install after cloning repo
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/bin/workspace_background_switcher.sh ~/.local/bin
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.config/autostart/workspace_background_switcher.desktop ~/.config/autostart
Optionally review the script to amend end user editable variables to suit your preferences.
xdg-open ~/.local/bin/workspace_background_switcher.sh
Opacify Windows
This script allows the user to set default opacity levels for open windows based on the window status and type. For example unfocused windows can be translucent whilst focused windows are opaque.
The effect is independent of the users theme and can be used with any GTK theme. It is intended to be run on user login as a startup application. Requires xdotool and wmctrl - sudo apt install xdotool wmctrl
To install after cloning repo
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/bin/opacify_windows.sh ~/.local/bin
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.config/autostart/opacify_windows.desktop ~/.config/autostart
sudo apt install xdotool wmctrl
Optionally review the script to amend end user editable variables to suit your preferences.
xdg-open ~/.local/bin/opacify_windows.sh
Battery Event Warnings
This script uses zenity - sudo apt install zenity to open a warning window on battery low and critically low events. This can be helpful if gaming or watching full screen video whilst running on battery as the zenity window will demand attention.
It is intended to be run on user login as a startup application. Please note the script modifies Cinnamon's default thresholds for Low & Critical battery events and actions. Please review the script if you want to set these thresholds to your preference.
To install after cloning repo
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.local/bin/battery_mon.sh ~/.local/bin
cp -r ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.config/autostart/battery_mon.desktop ~/.config/autostart
sudo apt install zenity
Optionally review the script to amend end user editable variables to suit your preferences.
xdg-open ~/.local/bin/battery_mon.sh
Miscellaneous tweaks
GTK over-ride for Cinnamon
This small gtk.css file over-rides is intended to improve visibility of desktop icon labels and screen-saver / screen-locker text on light coloured backgrounds. It also increases the width of scroll bars in GTK3 apps and allows the scrollbars size to vary with changes in text scaling factor.
Installation
First clone this repo if you haven't already.
git clone https://github.com/smurphos/nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts.git
To install the gtk.css over-ride file
cp -rv ./nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts/.config/gtk-3.0/ ~/.config
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