Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install 4pane on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is 4pane
4pane is:
4pane is a dual twin-pane file manager: directories and files are displayed
in separate panes. By default two pairs of these twin-panes are displayed at
a time, allowing easy dragging or pasting.
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As well as standard file manager functions, features include support for
nfs sshfs and samba, archive management including virtual browsing,
multiple renaming of files, user-defined tools, a terminal emulator, and
gui access to grep find and locate. Almost all actions, even deletions,
can be undone and redone.
4pane aims to be highly configurable, fast and fully-featured without bloat.
There are three methods to install 4pane on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 4pane Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install 4pane using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install 4pane
Install 4pane Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install 4pane using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install 4pane
Install 4pane Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install 4pane using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install 4pane
How To Uninstall 4pane on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the 4pane package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove 4pane
Uninstall 4pane And Its Dependencies
To uninstall 4pane and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove 4pane
Remove 4pane Configurations and Data
To remove 4pane configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge 4pane
Remove 4pane configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove 4pane configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge 4pane
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install 4pane package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
