Open Yakuake Here service menu

The service menu Open Yakuake Here opens the selected path in the Yakuake terminal emulator within the current or in a new session. It also allows to split the terminal horizontally or vertically and open the path in one of the two created panels left/right or top/bottom.

• Name:
  Open Yakuake Here
• Type:
  Service Menu
• License:
  GPL v.3
• Platform:
  Linux, KDE
• Requirements:
  KDE 4 or sup.
• First release:
  1.0.0 (December 21, 2021)
• Current release:
  1.2.1 (August 29, 2023)
• Links:

  • Source files

  • Opendesktop

  • Pling

  • KDE Store

Main Features

• Once installed it's available for Dolphin, KFind results, Konqueror and Krusader;
• Can open the selected path in the current or in a new session as different tab;
• Can split the terminal horizontally or vertically before or after splitting the terminal;
• Toggle the Yakuake window after any action.

Installation

From the Dolphin interface

1. From Dolphin press the keys Ctrl + Shift + , or select the menu item Configure Dolphin;
2. Click on the side tab Services;
3. In the right panel click the Download new services button;
4. Insert the search phrase open_yakuake_here in the textbox at the right side and press the Enter key;
5. Once the data is lodaded click on the Install button.

Using the servicemenuinstaller utility

1. Download the archive open_yakuake_here-1.2.1.tgz from one of the KDE Store/Opendesktop/Pling pages;
2. Install:

   $ servicemenuinstaller install open_yakuake_here-1.2.1.tgz
   

3. Uninstall:

   $ servicemenuinstaller uninstall open_yakuake_here-1.2.1.tgz
   

From the tar archive

1. Extracting the Archive:

   $ tar -xvf open_yakuake_here-1.2.1.tgz 
   

2. Switching to the subfolder:

   $ cd open_yakuake_here
   

3. Install:

   $ make install
   

4. Uninstall:

   $ make uninstall
   

From openSUSE Build Service

$ sudo zypper ar https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/FabioMux/15.5/home:FabioMux.repo
$ sudo zypper in 'open_yakuake_here'

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Changelog

Version 1.2.1 (August 29, 2023)

• Fixed the dest folder creation when missing in the installer script
• Fixed the source folder reference in the installer script

Version 1.2.0 (May 15, 2023)

• Added the Spanish and Catalan translation (thanks to Angel Docampo)
• Completed the missing italian translations

Version 1.1.0 (March 13, 2022)

• Added the Netherland translation (thanks to Heimen Stoffels)

Version 1.0.3 (March 5, 2022)

• Added a default install action to the installer script

Version 1.0.2 (January 24, 2022)

• Fixed the qdbus reference for v.5.12 or greather

Version 1.0.1 (January 17, 2022)

• Improved the installer to be more POSIX and Dash compliant

Version 1.0.0 (December 21, 2021)

• First public release.