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4 Excellent Alternative Graphical Linux File Managers

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Carla Schroder
May 17, 2014

There is a world of file managers beyond GNOME’s Nautilus and KDE’s Dolphin. These are perfectly good file managers, but they’re fairly heavyweight and drag in a ton of dependencies. Gentoo File Manager, Rox-filer, Xfe, and PCManFM are some excellent alternatives that are lightweight, powerful, very configurable, independent of any particular desktop environment, and well-maintained.
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