From 1bea52341d788eb257a3c9fc24588ea7ca7aa378 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Yann=20B=C3=BCchau?= Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 14:44:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] update README.md - 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 --- README.md | 14 ++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 22f2c82..4d2c010 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -112,7 +112,13 @@ If you encounter any problems installing or using **thunar-custom-actions**, fee ### 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 @@ -142,6 +148,8 @@ make 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 @@ -177,7 +185,9 @@ uca-apply update #### *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!*