Miscellaneous
Three file managers for Windows, Mac and Linux are what we will be looking at in this article. Thanks to these specialist utilities which we have selected, and with a bit of practice, you will be able to better exploit your operating system with access faster to your file systems and multimedia content. A single graphics interface, with a window divided into horizontal or vertical panes will allow you to quickly perform your daily tasks like copying files, comparing and synchronising folders, zipping and unzipping files, renaming multiple files and having instant access to your network and FTP server files.
We wanted to test MuCommander under Ubuntu 10.04 LTS but this file manager is only available for other Linux distributions and the Windows and Mac versions. Just after installing the *.DEB packet, you will be offered the choice of graphical themes and the display mode (CDE, GTK+, Metal, Nimbus). The two looks which "stand out" are ClassiCommander and RetroCommander. The second of these will please fans of Norton Commander (white text on a blue background). Using the Gnome graphical interface, the appearance of the file manager is a success. The user will have the choice between a window cut vertically or horizontally in the middle, while it is also possible to see “Old School” keyboard shortcuts at the bottom of the screen with View [F3], Edit [F4], Copy [F5], Move [F6], Create a folder [F7], Delete [F8], Refresh [F9], Close the window [F10]. Rather than asking the question "What can muCommander do?” we instead ask you to inverse the question, "What can’t it do?".
It is capable of reading local or remote files through FTP, SFTP, SMB, NFS, HTTP, Amazon S3, Hadoop HDFS and Bonjour, while it is also possible to perform a range of file manipulation,s comparison and synchronisation, compress and decompress files or modify the contents of ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR, GZip, BZip2, ISO/NRG, AR/Deb and LST files without a third party program. It is also possible to change files permissions, rename multiple files, perform a command and calculate a checksum. All element sorting options are available by name, extensions, size, date, permission, properties, group and you can even display a file in Nautilus. It is possible to create folder favourites of your most often visited folders so that you can move to these locations quickly. The preferences (File, Preferences) are to be exploited. It’s here that you have the choice of 23 languages for the interface, the left and right folders to open at start up, the display of hidden folders, keyboard shortcuts, and your email clients settings (SMTP server and port) etc.
Download site: http://www.mucommander.com/
Supported operating systems: Debian/Ubuntu and other Linux distributions, Windows XP / Vista / Seven, MAC OS X 10.4 and later versions
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