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- add instructions to `dpkg-buildpackage` to get a Debian package
- add hint to run `uca-apply update` after `make install` to Troubleshooting section
- related to GitHub #7
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Yann Büchau authored Jun 17, 2017
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### Debian package

**thunar-custom-actions** is best installed via the Debian package obtainable at the [releases page](https://github.com/nobodyinperson/thunar-custom-actions/releases). Download the `*.deb`-package and install it like so:
On Debian-based systems, **thunar-custom-actions** is best installed or updated via the Debian package.
A Debian package is obtainable either:

- via Download from the [releases page on GitHub](https://github.com/nobodyinperson/thunar-custom-actions/releases) or
- by creating it directly from the repository with `dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc` (You might need to `sudo apt-get install dpkg-dev` before.)

Then install the `*.deb`-package like so:

```bash
sudo dpkg -i thunar-custom-actions*.deb || sudo apt-get install -f -y
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make install
```

Errors when running `./configure` are most likely connected to requirements not being installed. It will tell you what's missing.

To merge the actions provided by **thunar-custom-actions** into your Thunar configuration, run:

```bash
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#### *Help, there are no new actions after the installation!*

Close all `thunar` instances, run `thunar -q` from the terminal and then retry.
If you installed it [manually](https://github.com/nobodyinperson/thunar-custom-actions/blob/master/README.md#manual-install), make sure that you did a `uca-apply update` afterwards to actually merge the actions provided by **thunar-custom-actions** into your Thunar configuration.

You may also close all `thunar` instances, run `thunar -q` from the terminal and then re-check if there are still not actions.

#### *Help, I clicked on an action but nothing happens!*

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