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LinuxFiles 0.1.0-alpha8

Eighth public alpha of LinuxFiles, an independent Linux-only fork of Files by the Files Community. Expect rough edges and keep backups of anything you care about.

Highlights

  • Sharper text on opaque windows with subpixel (LCD) antialiasing (Uno 6.7.135-wayland.7). Subpixel order comes from compositor monitor info, then fontconfig, KDE kdeglobals XftSubPixel or GNOME settings; otherwise text stays grayscale. Rotated text stays grayscale. Set UNO_SKIA_TEXT_LCD=auto|on|off (default auto) or override the order with UNO_SKIA_TEXT_RGBA=rgb|bgr|vrgb|vbgr|none. Works alongside the alpha6 gamma fix; set UNO_SKIA_TEXT_GAMMA=skia to restore the previous gamma rendering.
  • Real previews on Wayland and X11 (#198): audio/video plays via libmpv (optional mpv dependency), with play/pause, seek and volume. Nothing is decoded until Play; no network, scripts or playlists. HTML renders as a scrollable snapshot via optional webkit2gtk-4.1, with JavaScript off and no network in WebKit's bubblewrap sandbox; without the sandbox it falls back to text. The release notes page still uses the fallback. NixOS packages do not include mpv/WebKitGTK yet, so previews fall back there.
  • X11 drag and drop with other apps: Uno's X11 host now starts drags itself (drag icon, copy/move/link cursors, Shift/Escape), and drops from Wayland apps such as Dolphin on KDE arrive on XWayland; before, such a drop was lost and could leave KWin's drag bridge stuck. UNO_X11_DND_LOG=<file> traces XDND messages (#197).
  • Uses the forked Uno 6.7.135-wayland.7 packages (Uno 6.7.135-wayland.7), verified against committed SHA-256 pins. The Nix flake currently pins alpha7; it will be updated after the alpha8 release assets and hashes are published.

Full notes: CHANGELOG.md.

Install

Requires x86_64 Linux with Wayland or X11/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

Nix (flake, currently alpha7; plain installs have no root actions):

nix run github:MemerGamer/LinuxFiles

The flake will be updated to alpha8 after the release assets and hashes are published.

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.

Native Wayland is preferred when available, with automatic X11 fallback if host probing fails. To force X11/XWayland, fully exit LinuxFiles and relaunch with the environment override:

UNO_SKIA_HOST=x11 files
UNO_SKIA_HOST=x11 ./Files-x86_64.AppImage
flatpak run --env=UNO_SKIA_HOST=x11 io.github.memergamer.LinuxFiles
UNO_SKIA_HOST=x11 ./linux-x64/Files

For source builds, -p:UseUnoWayland=false or scripts/linux/publish.sh --x11 uses upstream X11 packages instead of the Uno fork.

Checksums

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

sha256sum -c --ignore-missing SHA256SUMS

Known limits

  • The native Wayland host is new; please report compositor, scaling, input or packaging issues. X11/XWayland remains available with UNO_SKIA_HOST=x11.
  • Resizing is smoother but not yet perfectly fluid; layout still keeps the UI thread busy during a drag.
  • LCD antialiasing needs an opaque window and a known subpixel order; other text, including rotated text, stays grayscale. Some toolbar glyphs have thin strokes that can look soft. Icons at display scales above 100 percent may still be soft.
  • Preview backends are optional: audio/video needs mpv, and HTML needs WebKitGTK 4.1 with its bubblewrap sandbox. NixOS packages still use fallbacks, as does the release notes page. Touch-started drags are untested, and Wayland has no "link" drag action.
  • Select-all in folders with 10,000 items is still slow due to Uno selection handling.
  • AT-SPI accessibility is not implemented. Mica/Acrylic is not implemented on Linux.
  • The Nix flake pins alpha7 until the alpha8 release assets and hashes are published. Plain Nix installs, AppImage and Flatpak keep root actions disabled.

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 and Mozilla Public License 2.0 licenses. Changes to inherited files with MPL headers remain MPL-2.0; other code is MIT. This fork is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Files Community or Files team; the supported Files for Windows is at files.community. Thanks to @lextm, the Uno Platform and SkiaSharp projects, and all contributors. See NOTICE.md.

This release includes AI-assisted development and review with Claude and OpenAI Codex.

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