Dolphin-PowerActions 1.8

Release: 28 Aug 2024
Author: ernzo
Repository: Dolphin-PowerActions

Collection of Action scripts to extend Dolphin's functionality.

PowerActions Features

• Open as Admin: Opens folder in a new Dolphin window with elevated privileges.
• Run as Admin: Runs selected file as Administrator in Konsole.
• Run in Terminal: Runs selected file in Terminal.
• Extended File Info: Displays detailed file information.
• Add Execute Permission: Adds Execute Permission to selected file/s.

Extended File Info

Fully featured; displays a comprehensive list of file information, including:

• File Name, Path
• File Type, MIME Type, Encoding, Size, Owner, Permissions, Lock & Visibility
• Version, Magic Number, MD5 Hash, SHA-1 Hash, SHA-256 Hash, CRC32 Checksum, Encryption, Extended Attributes, Creation Date, Last Modification Date

Compatibility

Tested and working perfectly on Debian (Trixie) with KDE Plasma/Wayland.

Installation Instructions

1. Copy the Scripts:

   • Copy openasadmin.sh, runasadmin.sh, runinconsole.sh, xfileinfo.sh and xpermission.sh to /home/USER/scripts/PowerActions/.

2. Copy the Desktop Entry:

   • Copy poweractions.desktop to /home/USER/.local/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/.
   • Alternatively, copy it to /usr/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/ for a system-wide application.

3. Copy the Icons

   • Copy poweractions.png, openasadmin.png, and xfileinfo.png to /usr/share/icons/

4. Set Permissions:

   cd /home/USER/scripts/PowerActions/
   chmod +x openasadmin.sh runasadmin.sh runinconsole.sh xfileinfo.sh xpermission.sh
   
   cd /home/USER/.local/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/
   chmod 644 poweractions.desktop
   

5. Install Dependencies

   Make sure all dependencies required by "Extended File Info" are installed:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install xxd bc rpm snapd exiftool
   

Changelog

1.0 - First release
1.1 - Updated file Size fetch method, format & presentation.
1.2 - Execution Permission: Added check to retry action with sudo if adding permission fails.
1.3 - Extended File Info: Added file Visibility and Lock status, adjusted time/date format.
Execution Permission: Adjusted process presentation.
1.4 - Changed "Run in Konsole" command to execute in Terminal emulator, renamed it accordingly;
Execution Permission: Added auto window closing countdown.
1.5 - Changed "Run as Admin" command to execute in Terminal emulator.
1.6 - Updated XPermissions, "Run in Term" and "Run as Admin" to better handle special paths.
1.7 - Extended File Info: Added data Caching and limited Entropy estimation to 10MB sample for better performance; 
improved Encryption detection logic, added Shannon method; improved Version detection method for deb, rpm, snap, appimage packages and exe files; 
improved Magic Number fetching; streamlined kdialog command formatting, added/improved debugging checks.
1.8 - Updated XPermissions fetch method to better handle multiple files with special paths.