Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Marlin is an open-source, lightweight file manager, built in GTK+3, C and Vala.
Among others, it has support for tabbed browsing, multiple-views, support for networking: SSH, FTP, HTTP and HTTPS, single click/double click to open a file and has configurable toolbars and interface.
The latest version available is Marlin 0.1, which has been released a while ago.
In this article I will show you how to install Marlin File Manager 0.1 on Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Pinguy OS 14.04, Deepin 2014, Peppermint Five, Linux Lite 2.0, LXLE 14.04 and other Ubuntu derivative systems.
Because it available via some third party PPAs, installing Marlin File Manager 0.1 on Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the marlin package.
Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install Marlin File Manager 0.1 on Ubuntu 14.10 and Ubuntu 14.04 and derivative systems:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install marlin
How to install Marlin File Manager 0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 and derivative systems:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:marlin-devs/marlin-daily
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install marlin
Optional, to remove Marlin File Manager 0.1 from Ubuntu and derivatives, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove marlin
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