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How to install Double Commander File manager in Ubuntu

To install Double Commander File manager in Ubuntu

Double Commander is an open source, cross platform file manager. It offers most of the operations within its ground like terminal, network operations, text editor, etc. Installation of Double Commander File manager in Ubuntu is explained.

Features

  • Dual-pane option for easily copying or moving.
  • Tabbed navigation.
  • Breadcrumb navigation bar options.
  • Directory hot list
  • Sort files by name, size, extension, date, or attributes
  • Customization keyboard shortcuts options.
  • Compare and synchronize directories
  • Visual file comparison is performed.
  • Wipe file securely.
  • All operations can be queued in the background
  • Unicode support
  • File associations


To install Double Commander

Run the following command to add the necessary repository.

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# add-apt-repository ppa:alexx2000/doublecmd 
 Double Commander is a cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. It is inspired by Total Commander and features some new ideas.
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~alexx2000/+archive/ubuntu/doublecmd
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gpg: /tmp/tmprp8akd3k/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key BE35DEDD: public key " Launchpad Double Commander"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK


Then update the machine by running the following command.

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# apt-get update 
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily InRelease                                
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net wily InRelease [15.4 kB]                        
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-updates InRelease                        
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports InRelease                      
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net wily/main amd64 Packages [1,316 B]              
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/multiverse Translation-en      
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/restricted Translation-en      
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe Translation-en        
Fetched 18.6 kB in 14s (1,289 B/s)                                             
Reading package lists... Done


After updating, install the Double Commander package by running the following command.

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# apt-get install doublecmd-gtk 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
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Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.4-1) ...
Setting up doublecmd-common (0.7.5-0+svn7092~wily) ...
Setting up doublecmd-plugins (0.7.5-0+svn7092~wily) ...
Setting up doublecmd-gtk (0.7.5-0+svn7092~wily) ...

To launch double commander

Run the following command to launch the Double commander package via command prompt.

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# doublecmd

Tag : File Manager
FAQ
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How can I change color settings for the panels?
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To change the color, you must do the following:

Configurations → Options → Colors (but first you must create your own columns style)

Configurations → Options → Columns, set default style, click "Edit" and configure
Q
I have a 64-bit Operating System. Can I download Double Commander for it?
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Yes, builds for x64 exist under all supported platforms.
Q
Is there an ability to create a file operations queue?
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A file operations queue was implemented in version 0.4.6 alpha, and will be added to the next stable release.
Q
updating the repo makes all the packages to update?
A
yes yum update will update all the packages of the system repo
Q
Can I split the windows for comparision?
A
yes , you can split for comparison.