Install PCManFM in [X]Ubuntu

PCManFM is a lightweight file manager with support for tabs. So is a great alternative to Xfce's file manager, Thunar.

I miss the possibility of selecting files that match a pattern (like in nautilus) or finding files (catfish to the rescue), but PCManFM has built-in tools for opening current directory in terminal or as root.

Install

Open a terminal window and run:

sudo apt-get install pcmanfm -y

OR

Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 7, 2013 at 8:44 AM

    Unfortunately, PCManFM is enable to display files size ! This features were available till 0.5.x, and still missing since the software has been re-written from scratch !

    Compare with Thunar, PCManFM clearly shows up which devices are mounted, by clearly showing an icon to unmount such volumes, which is so gooood.

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