Download Double Commander 0.4.6 .deb (Works In Ubuntu 10.10!)

Double Commander is one of the best two-pane file managers for Linux (but also runs on Windows). It comes with a multi-rename tool, tabbed interface, custom columns, internel text editor with syntax highlighting, built in file viewer, archive support (are handled like subdirectories), extended search and lots more.

Unfortunately there's a problem with the latest Double Commander - it fails to run in Ubuntu 10.10 for some people because of the following error:

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Cannot get device list
[FORMS.PP] ExceptionOccurred 
Sender=EAccessViolation
Exception=Access violation
Stack trace:
$0833A1AD
$0833A344
$0833A595
TApplication.HandleException Access violation
Stack trace:
$0833A1AD
$0833A344
$0833A595
exception at 0833A1AD:
Access violation.

This was fixed in version 0.4.6 but it wasn't released yet; fortunately, there is a PPA which offers the latest Double Commander 0.4.6 alpha which works in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat. Download it below (the PPA only comes with Ubuntu Lucid packages):

• 32bit: Double Commander GTK | Double Commander Qt
• 64bit: Double Commander GTK | Double Commander Qt

If you're using Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and want the latest Double Commander 0.4.6 alpha, use the commands below to install it:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexx2000/doublecmd
sudo apt-get update

And install it:

- GTK:

sudo apt-get install doublecmd-gtk

or Qt:

sudo apt-get install doublecmd-qt

Double Commander Is A Nice Total Commander Alternative For Linux (But Also Works On Windows)

Double Commander is an open source file manager with two panels side by side which many people claim to be the best alternative to Total Commander (I for one prefer MC but I also enjoyed testing Double Commander). In fact Double Commander is inspired by Total commander but also features some new ideas.

Double Commander runs on Linux and Windows.

Double Commander features:

• Unicode support
• All operations working in background
• Multi-rename tool
• Tabbed interface
• Custom columns
• Internal text editor (F4) with syntax hightlighting
• Built in file viewer (F3) to view files of in hex, binary or text format
• Archives are handled like subdirectories. You can easily copy files to and from archives. Supported archive types: ZIP, TAR GZ, TGZ, LZMA and also BZ2, RPM, CPIO, DEB, RAR.
• Extended search function with full text search in any files
• Configurable button bar to start external programs or internal menu commands
• Total Commander WCX, WDX and WLX plug-ins support
• File operations logging
• Many more...
  

Double Commander for Linux comes with both GTK2 and Qt versions and you can download it from HERE (it includes Ubuntu .deb files). Note: the GTK2 Ubuntu .deb didn't work for me (the Options dialog is empty) so I suggest you install the QT Ubuntu .deb.