Found this on the Arch wiki -
.nemo_action
files can be used to create menu entries in the pop-up dialog that comes up since these files are read by nemo whenever you right click. You can invoke a script from these .nemo_action
files that does your job, similar to what nautilus-actions
does.
You can have a look at /usr/share/nemo/actions/sample.nemo_action
and /usr/share/nemo/actions/myaction.py
to get an idea of how it works. These files have detailed information on what each field in the action files indicates.
You can visit this website for an example.
Edit :
Nemo actions are similar to nautilus actions in content but vary with respect to the extension name.
In nautilus, newly created actions and menus will be stored on the disk as .desktop
files.
The nautilus-actions
tool, a graphical editor for nautilus actions, will therefore not work with nemo because it looks for .desktop
files, not .nemo_action
files.
Summary -
Nautilus scripts can be used if invoked by .nemo_action
files, just like nautilus action .desktop
files did, and these in turn can be adapted for that purpose. nautilus-actions
tool is NOT usable for Nemo due to the difference in paths and extension names.
There is a much better way to do this without moving files and setting links. Just open a terminal with CTRL+ALT+T and perform this command:
xdg-mime default nemo.desktop inode/directory application/x-gnome-saved-search
Then set up Nemo to handle your desktop:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
gsettings set org.nemo.desktop show-desktop-icons true
Revert this changes:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons true
gsettings set org.nemo.desktop show-desktop-icons false
xdg-mime default nautilus.desktop inode/directory application/x-gnome-saved-search
Best Answer
Instructions since they added it to the repositories in 13.04+!
Use the ones below if you want a slightly-more-up-to-date version.
DO NOT USE THESE IN 13.10, unless you aren't using a unity-based Ubuntu flavour.
To install the stable version of Nemo:
To install the bleeding edge version:
Note: Nemo also shows up as Files in the dash, so the first instance of Files should hopefully be Nemo.
If you want to continue using Nautilus for drawing your desktop icons:
Show all the startup apps:
Then, uncheck the item under Startup Applications that says:
Files
Start Nemo desktop at login