The PCMan File Manager, or PCManFM for brief, is a quick and light-weight file supervisor that is filled with options. It was developed for the LXDE desktop atmosphere, however is a stand-alone utility and can be utilized with the desktop or window supervisor of your selection.
Install PCManFM
On Linux, you’ll be able to in all probability discover PCManFM in your software program repository. For occasion, on Fedora, Mageia, and related:
$ sudo dnf set up pcmanfm
On Debian, Elementary, and related:
$ sudo apt set up pcmanfm
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PCManFM does not have to interchange your desktop’s file supervisor, however some distributions assume that whenever you set up a “third party” file supervisor, you need it to take priority over the default. Depending on the desktop you are utilizing, there are alternative ways of setting your default file supervisor. Usually, it is in System Settings beneath Default Applications.
If your desktop atmosphere or window supervisor has no interface to pick your default functions, you’ll be able to set your desire within the ~/.native/share/functions/mimeapps.listing file. To designate a file supervisor as default, place it on the high of the [Default Applications] part, first specifying the file kind after which the identify of the appliance file (because it seems in /usr/share/functions) you wish to use to open it:
inode/listing=myfilemanager.desktop;
PCManFM
If you are a fan of GNOME 2 or the Mate mission’s Caja file manager, then PCManFM is a superb different to think about. PCManFM is rather a lot like Caja in design, however it’s not sure to the desktop in the best way Caja is, so it is accessible even on the most recent GNOME desktop.
The default structure of PCManFM has a useful toolbar close to the highest of the window, a facet panel offering fast entry to frequent directories and drives, and a standing bar with particulars about your present choice. You can conceal or present any of those components utilizing the View menu.
Tabs and panels
PCManFM additionally makes use of tabs. If you have by no means used a tabbed file supervisor earlier than, then consider an online browser and the way it makes use of tabs to allow you to open a number of net pages in only one window. PCManFM can equally open a number of directories in the identical window.
To switch a file or folder from one tab to a different, simply drag the file’s icon to the tab and hover. After a nominal delay, PCManFM brings the goal tab to the entrance so you’ll be able to proceed your drag-and-drop operation. It takes some getting used to for those who’re not used to interacting with tabs in a file supervisor, however it does not take lengthy, and it is a very highly effective characteristic for decluttering your workspace.
Another good characteristic of the PCManFM interface is its capacity to separate a window into two panels. Each panel is successfully a tab, however each solely takes up half of the window.
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This makes dragging from one to the opposite simply as straightforward and pure as dragging a file right into a folder. I discover it helpful for evaluating the contents of folders, too.
File administration with PCMan
PCManFM is a superb little file supervisor with all the essential options you want on an on a regular basis foundation. It’s a pure substitute for a file supervisor you would possibly discover too difficult, in addition to an incredible possibility on old computers which may wrestle with a file supervisor that is continuously drawing thumbnails and refreshing and producing animations. PCMan focuses on the core process of a file supervisor: managing recordsdata. Try it out in your Linux PC.
