Double Commander is an open source, cross-platform file manager with two panels
The launch of the new beta version of Double Commander 1.1.2, lwhich addresses the errors and problems detected in beta version 1.1.1 which was released just a few weeks ago.
For those who are unaware of the dual-pane file manager, Double Commander, which tries to duplicate the functionality of Total Commander and ensure compatibility with its plugins.
Of the characteristics by Double Commander, it is possible to highlight the execution of all operations in the background, support to rename a group of files, a tab-based interface, a two-panel mode with vertical or horizontal placement of panels, a built-in text editor with syntax highlighting, working with files as well as virtual directories, extended search tools, custom panel, support for Total Commander plugins in WCX, WDX and WLX formats, function logging of operations records.
What's new in Double Commander 1.1.2?
As mentioned at the beginning, this new beta version of Double Commander 1.1.2 is presented, it is a corrective version from the previous release of Double Commander 1.1.1, and the corrections that were made mention that I solved a problem with a background with the gtk2 theme Gnome OSX-IV-1.3, as well as also with a zip plugin setup that force closes and problems with file associations made in KDE.
On the part of the changes and improvements that make up this new version (released in 1.1.1):
- Added support for Qt6 framework.
- A complete terminal emulator is built in.
- A new dialog box with information about file properties has been implemented.
- Added search in settings dialog.
- Added native support for SVG images.
- The plugin for working with ZIP files offers a new dialog box with settings.
- Added plugin to encode and decode data in Base64 format.
- The file viewer now supports syntax highlighting and viewing Office documents in XML-based formats.
- The file search interface now supports searching for content in multiple encodings at once.
- All color settings have been moved to a new Colors.json file and the settings for the portable version are now stored in a separate subdirectory.
- On Windows 10 and 11 systems, support for a dark theme has been implemented.
- A new edition has been proposed for macOS, created using the Cocoa API.
- Added experimental support for Haiku OS, as well as Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, and Windows.
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How to install Double Commander on Linux?
For those who are interested in being able to install Double Commander on their system, you can do so by following the instructions we share below.
For those who are users of Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint or any other derived distribution or based on these, you can do the installation by opening a terminal and typing the following command:
sudo apt install doublecmd
In the case of those who are users of Arch Linux, Manjaro, Arco Linux or derivatives, they can install one of the available packages (for Qt or GTK), as appropriate. To do this, simply type the following in the terminal:
sudo pacman -S doublecmd-gtk2
Or in her case:
sudo pacman -S doublecmd-qt5
While in the case of Fedora, a terminal must be opened and a repository must be added:
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:Alexx2000/Fedora_37/home:Alexx2000.repo
Once this is done, you can install the application with:
sudo dnf install doublecmd-gtk
Finally, in the case of those who are OpenSUSE Tumbleweed users:
zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:Alexx2000/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/home:Alexx2000.repo
zypper refresh
zypper install doublecmd-gtk
Or for openSUSE Leap 42.3:
zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:Alexx2000/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/home:Alexx2000.repo
zypper refresh
zypper install doublecmd-gtk