File Manager with tree view

d72 · 2014-07-21 19:04:35

I've been using Cinnamon with the Nemo file manager for a while now but I'm wanting to remove Cinnamon and have only Openbox and Awesome installed. The only thing that's stopping me now is I'm unsure of what to use for a file manager. The feature of Nemo that I really like is the ability to show folders in tree view in the main pane when in detailed list view. I know that most of them probably have the tree feature in a side pane but I want it in the main pane.

I'd like something with as few dependencies as possible since I'm wanting a more minimal approach to my system. Nemo requires Cinnamon, I'm guessing that Nautilus has the feature that I'm looking for as well but that requires Gnome.

Can anyone recommend another file manager with this feature? Or is there any way to install Nemo/Nautilus without their desktop dependencies?

drcouzelis · 2014-07-21 19:09:41

It doesn't look like Nemo requires Cinnamon. What do you mean?

d72 · 2014-07-21 19:28:37

It requires:

cinnamon-desktop
cinnamon-translations

As well as dconf and quite a few more

clfarron4 · 2014-07-21 19:33:56

drcouzelis wrote:

It doesn't look like Nemo requires Cinnamon. What do you mean?

claire ~ % pacman -Qi nemo
Name           : nemo
[snip]
Depends On     : libexif  gvfs  dconf  desktop-file-utils  exempi  python2
                 cinnamon-desktop  gnome-icon-theme  libnotify  libxml2
                 cinnamon-translations

I think this is what is meant.

d72 wrote:

Can anyone recommend another file manager with this feature? Or is there any way to install Nemo/Nautilus without their desktop dependencies?

Not really, since those libraries are required to run the respective file manager.

drcouzelis · 2014-07-21 19:59:44

d72 wrote:

It requires:
cinnamon-desktop
cinnamon-translations

"cinnamon-desktop" is 2 MB of API files. "cinnamon-translations" is 12.3 MB of language files, just like any well written piece of software would have. I wouldn't call that "requiring Cinnamon".

You already found an application that has the exact features you want. Is Nemo too slow? Do you not have enough drive space to install it?

Last edited by drcouzelis (2014-07-21 19:59:56)

Trilby · 2014-07-21 22:14:41

If you're interested in terminal/curses programs, check out ranger.

EDIT: after posting I realized you may mean a tree view were multiple subfolders can be expanded at the same time. Ranger does not do this (by default), but it is inherently tree structured.

Last edited by Trilby (2014-07-21 22:15:29)

clfarron4 · 2014-07-21 22:29:54

Apparently marlin does what you're looking for.

Tarqi · 2014-07-21 22:33:56

Checkout Xfe. Small footprint, nice features. See Screenshots.

Last edited by Tarqi (2014-07-21 22:37:59)

thiagowfx · 2014-07-21 22:46:28

Caja (from the mate desktop) does that, IIRC.

karol · 2014-07-21 22:49:12

Tarqi wrote:

Checkout Xfe. Small footprint, nice features. See Screenshots.

OP wants the tree in the panel.

thiagowfx wrote:

Caja (from the mate desktop) does that, IIRC.

It's a bit heavy on the dependencies.

Last edited by karol (2014-07-21 22:50:27)

Tarqi · 2014-07-21 22:53:02

karol wrote:

Tarqi wrote:
Checkout Xfe. Small footprint, nice features. See Screenshots.
OP wants the tree in the panel.

Missed that, sorry.

orschiro · 2014-07-22 05:47:31

Maybe the newly launched Vestigo?

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 7#p1438537

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