{"id":9411,"date":"2019-10-09T14:27:46","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T14:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9411"},"modified":"2019-10-09T14:27:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T14:27:46","slug":"retain-nautilus-type-ahead-search-ubuntu-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/10\/retain-nautilus-type-ahead-search-ubuntu-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Retain Nautilus Type-Ahead Search in Ubuntu 18.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This quick tutorial shows how to restore the type-to-seek (type-ahead) functionality in Ubuntu 18.04 Nautilus file browser.<\/p>\n<p>The type ahead functionality is removed in upstream Nautilus and unavailable in Ubuntu since Ubuntu 17.10 Artful. <\/p>\n<p>For those sticking to the search functionality, <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~lubomir-brindza\/+archive\/ubuntu\/nautilus-typeahead\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lubomir Brindza<\/a> has made a patched for Nautilus in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nautilus-typeahead.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nautilus-typeahead-600x327.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"327\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nautilus-typeahead-600x327.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nautilus-typeahead-450x245.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nautilus-typeahead-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nautilus-typeahead.jpg 857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To install the patched Nautilus package, <u>open terminal<\/u> either via <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> keyboard shortcut or by searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from application menu. <\/p>\n<p>When terminal opens, run following commands one by one:<\/p>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> Paste command and hit run to add the PPA. Type user password (no asterisk feedback) for sudo prompts and hit Enter to continue.<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lubomir-brindza\/nautilus-typeahead<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/typeahead-ppa-600x108.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"108\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/typeahead-ppa-600x108.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/typeahead-ppa-450x81.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/typeahead-ppa-768x139.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/typeahead-ppa.jpg 814w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> Then check updates and upgrade Nautilus package with the patch:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update\r\n\r\nsudo apt upgrade<\/pre>\n<p><i>The PPA also contains the patch for Ubuntu 19.04 and Ubuntu 19.10, it is however a little older than default Nautilus version so far, and you may either wait the PPA to be updated or download &#038; install the packages manually (see the previous link).<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>To uninstall the patch and restore Nautilus file browser to its original status, simply purge the PPA via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:lubomir-brindza\/nautilus-typeahead<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/purge-typeahead-600x125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"125\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/purge-typeahead-600x125.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/purge-typeahead-450x94.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/purge-typeahead.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This quick tutorial shows how to restore the type-to-seek (type-ahead) functionality in Ubuntu 18.04 Nautilus file browser. The type ahead functionality is removed in upstream Nautilus and unavailable in Ubuntu since Ubuntu 17.10 Artful. For those sticking to the search functionality, Lubomir Brindza has made a patched for Nautilus in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher. 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