In Windows all you had to do was click the file one time(not even a double click) & once selected the stats of the file automatically showed, its size, duration,etc. Neither Nautilus nor Nemo does this, disappointingly(that i know of anyway). But, with nautilus, you can obtain the duration info, but its a ton of trouble & time, u got to right click the file, then click properties, then click the Audio/Video tab, then it shows the duration. With Nemo this option doesnt exist whatsoever, that i can find, unless theres some type of tweak that can be done.
After doing some research, others,understandably, had the same complaint, (Github complaint)
Here is one tweak to Nemo that makes it like Nautilus, (LINK)
But that didnt work & did absolutely nothing even after i reset Nemo & reset my computer/OS also.
If anyone could please help, it would be greatly appreciated. I really like Nemo file manager a lot, & use it primarily, compared to Nautilus. Although they are similar & both have their pros & cons.
-Thanks!
The best option is to install Gdebi. Gdebi looks like it comes with a Lot of Dependencies.
However, it is excellent for managing .deb packages. If you choose to install it:
sudo apt install gdebi
Right click the python-nemo .deb package and select to open with Gdebi.
The Gdebi application should evaluate the file, then report back which dependencies are missing.
My jaw dropped. I did not get that dependency failure (I tested this on my own machine before making this post) and it took me a moment to figure out why...
I am using Nemo 5, on purpose, on Zorin OS 16.
What comes in the repositories is 4.something-whatever and whenever I want a higher package I kinda just do whatever I want...
So. The same thing would probably work for you.
But before I go typing out how to upgrade to Nemo 5 - Is that the course you wish to take?
Thanks @Aravisian, will try that out, also, just so you know I appreciate all your help & i take notes on everything, so your time is definitely never wasted with me. I am very linux/opensource enthusiastic also.
Now you MUST Remove the repository (it can mess up other packages if you don't, by trying to upgrade things it shouldn't the next time you run an upgrade:
I know of no cons. They are nearly identical. But Nemo 5 brought a new feature that is lacking in Nemo 4.
In Nemo 5, you can hit the Search Icon, and you can search the file system by file name - or by content within the file.
For me, for coding, finding specific files and troubleshooting here on the forum; it is phenomenally useful.
Thank you very much. It works now! awesome, not as good as windows, but at least i have some way to see what the audio/video length of my files are. With windows, u can click on a file & the length automatically shows, which is seriously lacking in nemo. But the column thing is a real lifesaver.