As you may know, GNOME Commander is an open-source two panel file manager similar to Norton Commander or Midnight Commander, being very popular among the Linux power users.
Among others, it has support for tabs, permits the users to select or deselect files, has support for FTP, SAMBA, folder bookmarks and history, integrated command-line, embedded file viewer and other useful features.
For more information see the project’s webpage.
The latest version available is GNOME Commander 1.4.7, which brings only bug-fixes and updated translations.
Installation instructions:
Gnome Commander is available for Ubuntu systems via the GetDeb repository. In order to get the latest FreeFileSync version on your system, you need to add the repository and the key to your system, update the local repository index and install the freeciv package.
Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install Gnome Commander on Ubuntu 15.04 and derivative systems:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu vivid-getdeb apps" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gnome-commander
How to install Gnome Commander on Ubuntu 14.04 Utopic Unicorn, Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Deepin 2014, Peppermint 6, Peppermint 5, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2 and other Ubuntu 14.04 derivative systems:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu trusty-getdeb apps" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install freefilesync
Optional, if you are not happy with gnome-commander and want to remove it, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove gnome-commander