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advanced functionalities in a file manager

these are considered to be needed in professional usage
either out-of-the-box or extendable

  • multiple panes
  • multiple tabs
  • save/ open sessions
  • mng folder groups
  • dir / file compare

extreme functionalities in a file manager

  • virtual / flattened / scrap pane

used fm

1. nemo

shift ⊞ + F
default cinamon
dual pane
“actions” are possible (extend functionality)

2. thunar

⊞ + F
==lighweigt and fast==
xcfe libraries needed
geen dual pane
do not use thunar for big file copies/moves (more then 1 Gb)
internet klaagt dat thunar problemen geeft met lxm + cinamon, ik heb daar echter geen last van
gebruik :
- om snel en/of adhoc een explorer openen (en weer af te sluiten)
- layout is ook fijner en helderder, geschikter voor folders met veel files
[[3. thunar-config]]

3. spacefm

alt ⊞ + F
which always opens with the last session, support bookmarks and up to four panes.
spacefm is available from the universe repository for GTK2 and GTK3
install : sudo apt install spacefm (GTK2-version) or sudo apt install spacefm-gtk3 (GTK3-version)

http://ignorantguru.github.io/spacefm/spacefm-manual-next-en.html#introduction-highlights
apparte tree/bookmarkbar/devicebar per pannel & appart
zou volgens i’net extreem configureerbaar zijn (TODO)

4.Dolphin

ctrl ⊞ + F
==allows easy file tagging== (see extended file attributes
KDE
very customizable
https://opensource.com/life/15/8/comprehensive-guide-dolphin-file-manager
https://itsfoss.com/dolphin-tweaks/

not used or rejected fm :

shell based FM

LF - terminal FM
dowload tghhe exe & moving lf binary to an executable path should be enough in most cases (e.g. /usr/bin/lf).
https://github.com/gokcehan/lf/wiki/Tutorial
https://github.com/gokcehan/lf/wiki/Packages

LF is installed on linux vps , so itcan bae used in a ssh terminal

dnf copr enable pennbauman/ports
dnf install lf

did not work ,

Enabling a Copr repository. Please note that this repository is not part
of the main distribution, and quality may vary.

The Fedora Project does not exercise any power over the contents of
this repository beyond the rules outlined in the Copr FAQ at
https://docs.pagure.org/copr.copr/user_documentation.html#what-i-can-build-in-copr,
and packages are not held to any quality or security level.

Please do not file bug reports about these packages in Fedora
Bugzilla. In case of problems, contact the owner of this repository.

Do you really want to enable copr.fedorainfracloud.org/pennbauman/ports? [y/N]: y
Error: It wasn’t possible to enable this project.
Repository ‘epel-9-x86_64’ does not exist in project ‘pennbauman/ports’.
Available repositories: ‘fedora-rawhide-s390x’, ‘fedora-rawhide-x86_64’, ‘fedora-rawhide-aarch64’, ‘fedora-39-aarch64’, ‘fedora-37-aarch64’, ‘fedora-40-aarch64’, ‘fedora-rawhide-ppc64le’, ‘fedora-39-x86_64’, ‘fedora-37-x86_64’, ‘fedora-40-x86_64’

If you want to enable a non-default repository, use the following command:
‘dnf copr enable pennbauman/ports ‘
But note that the installed repo file will likely need a manual modification.

=> dnf copr enable pennbauman/ports Error: It wasn’t possible to enable this project.

You can download a repo file and place it to /etc/yum.repos.d/