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Rolling build of main at 4272ea5. Replaced on every push; not for production use.

Run the AppImage: chmod +x LinuxFiles-nightly-x86_64.AppImage && ./LinuxFiles-nightly-x86_64.AppImage

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@MemerGamer MemerGamer released this 06 Oct 09:46
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LinuxFiles 0.1.0-alpha1

First public alpha of LinuxFiles, an unofficial native Linux port of Files by the Files Community. Expect rough edges and keep backups of anything you care about.

Highlights

  • Files running natively on Linux (X11 / XWayland), no Wine or Windows needed.
  • Fast grouped views: 10,000 files grouped in the Grid went from 90 s to 1.7 s.
  • KDE service menus under "Show more options".
  • Optional root actions through a polkit-authenticated helper (the prompt names the exact operation), root mode (files --root) and "Open in terminal as root".
  • Native file pickers, opening files inside archives, tabs in a client-side title bar, Win11 icon theme, HiDPI scale detection.
  • Fixes for slow-click rename, Details column widths and multi-window settings.

Full notes: CHANGELOG.md.

Install

Requires x86_64 Linux with X11 or XWayland. Packages are self-contained.

Arch (AUR), which also installs the optional polkit root helper:

yay -S linuxfiles-bin    # or paru -S linuxfiles-bin

AppImage:

chmod +x Files-x86_64.AppImage && ./Files-x86_64.AppImage

Flatpak bundle (root actions are off in the sandbox):

flatpak install --user Files-x86_64.flatpak
flatpak run io.github.memergamer.LinuxFiles

Tarball:

tar xzf files-linux-x64.tar.gz && ./linux-x64/Files

To install the tarball for your user, run scripts/linux/install-local.sh --from <path to linux-x64> from a clone of the repository. files-packaging.tar.gz is for packagers.

Checksums

Download SHA256SUMS into the same folder as your download and run:

sha256sum -c --ignore-missing SHA256SUMS

Known issues

  • Light-theme toolbar buttons can fade when focused.
  • The Grid context-menu acrylic can show an olive smear.
  • The Properties dialog has no backdrop.
  • Long file names wrap in Details.
  • The polkit prompt length depends on your authentication agent.
  • Wayland runs through XWayland.
  • The Windows build is not restored yet (phase 8).

Report problems at https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/issues.

Credits

LinuxFiles is built on Files by the Files Community and its contributors, used under the MIT licence. This port is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Files Community; the supported Files for Windows is at files.community. Thanks also to the Uno Platform and SkiaSharp projects that make the Linux port possible. See NOTICE.md.

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