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First Thoughts on Corel's Linux File Manager?

Posted by Cliff on from the first-looks dept.

Conan Albrecht asks: "A lot of hype is being made about Corel's new Linux file manager (and its Windows look). Can those of us on other distributions try it out without installing Corel? Corel's site seems to expect users to burn an install CD. Is there another way? What comments do Corel Linux users have about the new file manager. How does it compare with KDE, GNOME, or others?"

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  1. I wasn't impressed by jfunk · · Score: 3

    I tried it. I have the deluxe version and it doesn't make me want to switch from SuSE.

    Corel has modified both QT and KDE for their own purposes. That breaks a lot of dependencies for installing software that didn't come with it. I tried using dselect to grab software that I use that didn't come with it. When I finally got the dependencies satisfied, I let it install the new packages and it broke my installation. KDE didn't work at all. Maybe there's something I don't know about the Debian package format, but it's not apparent. I stuck SuSE back on.

    The file manager itself was slow and unstable for me. I was unable to connect to either Samba or NFS shares. It simply stopped or crashed whenever I tried to get somewhere. It's butt-ugly, too. The icons on the toolbar are way too big and tasteless.

    On the bright side, I have a little Tux on my desk, a second copy of Civ:CTP, a second copy of OSS, and a huge load of fonts which alien helped me install.