3 Popular Total Commander Analogs for Linux
Total Commander is the most popular file manager on Windows. The main idea of the program is to work with the file system. The file manager allows you to perform the most common operations on files and folders: creating, opening, viewing, editing and so on.
In Linux there is no special need for such software, because such actions can be performed with standard solutions. But here we should pay attention to the graphical component of Total Commander — it is familiar to many: it is clear and easy to work in it. That is why users are looking for similar software for Linux.
In this article I will take a look at the most successful alternatives to Total Commander on Linux.
GNOME Commander
GNOME Commander has a simple interface. The program supports access to remote resources via FTP, SFTP, Samba and WebDav, and automatic mounting and unmounting of file systems.
You typically use GNOME Commander when you want a file manager that is uncluttered and easy to use.
Features:
- GNOME MIME types;
- access via Samba;
- right-click menu;
- custom context menu;
- history of last browsed folders;
- bookmarks by folder;
- plugin support;
- Python scripts and more.
Installation:
sudo apt install gnome-commanderThe command described above only works on Debian-based distributions. If you’re using Fedora, you have to type dnf instead of apt-get. In the case of OpenSUSE, you need to type zypper.
Double Commander
Double Commander is one of the most popular file managers for Linux. It is open source and available for other operating systems. It is capable of viewing files in binary, hexadecimal and text formats. The developers have provided a text editor with syntax highlighting. The application works with archives and supports batch renaming.
Features:
- unicode support;
- all operations are performed in the background;
- group renaming tool;
- directory synchronization tool;
- tab support;
- customizable columns;
- built-in text editor with syntax highlighting and much more.
Installation:
sudo apt install doublecmd-qtKrusader
Krusader is a file manager which has two panels, many settings and buttons. It uses the Qt library and the standard KDE framework libraries, so it is best used only with KDE. Krusader also supports checksum verification, file and directory comparisons, and convenient search.
Features:
- Supports archives of the following formats: tar, zip, bzip2, gzip, rar, ace, arj and rpm;
- can work with kioslaves such as smb:// or fish://;
- advanced options for working with archives;
- support for mounted file systems, FTP;
- advanced search engine;
- text viewer/editor;
- directory synchronization and much more.
Installation:
sudo apt install krusader