How do you add "open in terminal" to the right-click mouse menu for folders/directories?

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I would like to add it to the default menu (mouse right-click)

Like I want to right click on a folder and open it in the terminal. I don't want to have to find the directory in the terminal.

Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! Please define your question. For more details on best practices consider reading the FAQ on asking questions.Regards — Ringtail, Mar 30, 2012 at 22:24
Thanks for the answer Manish Sinha, but I am not able to follow the steps. Kindly help me at the following stage so that I can proceed. I am not getting interface under gnome. — Ram, Aug 19, 2014 at 7:48

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-13 12:24:24Z

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You first need to install the package nautilus-open-terminal from Software Center or Synaptic Package Manager

Installing Nautilus Open Terminal package

Then goto command line and type

nautilus -q

Then open nautilus and you can find "Open in Terminal"

Terminal Open from Nautilus

If you want to assign a keyboard shortcut to this action, please consult the following Q&A:

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answered Mar 30, 2012 at 22:26

Manish Sinha

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what about in ubuntu 10.04, there is no Unity
– Alex
Mar 30, 2012 at 22:33
@Alex Press Alt+F2 and type gconf-editor. I have updated the answer.
– Manish Sinha
Mar 30, 2012 at 22:36
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Why do we need to check the can_change_accels option? Would you please explain a bit more
– manuzhang
Apr 6, 2012 at 0:01
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@ManishSinha It works for me without checking that option
– manuzhang
Apr 6, 2012 at 14:05
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I'm kind of surprised that this isn't built in...
– Brandon Bertelsen
Dec 8, 2013 at 23:08

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