Nemo (file manager)
{{Short description|File manager}}
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Nemo is a free and open-source software and official file manager of the Cinnamon desktop environment. It is a fork of GNOME Files (formerly named Nautilus).
History
Nemo version 1.0.0 was released in July 2012 along with version 1.6 of Cinnamon,[http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/nemo-linux-mint-team-forks-nautilus.html NEMO: THE LINUX MINT TEAM FORKS NAUTILUS], Web UPD8, Aug 2012{{Better source|reason=Self published blog that doesn't pass WP:RS|date=April 2014}} reaching version 1.1.2 in November 2012.{{cite web | url=http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/?p=252 | title=Cinnamon 1.6.7, Nemo 1.1.2 |date=November 14, 2012}} It started as a fork of the GNOME file manager Nautilus v3.4[https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-mint-developers-work-on-gnome-file-manager-fork/ Linux Mint developers work on GNOME file manager fork], Zdnet, Aug 2012{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130111030014/http://www.techlw.com/2012/12/nemo-file-manager-for-ubuntu-or-linux.html NEMO FILE MANAGER FOR UBUNTU OR LINUX MINT VIA PPA]}}, Technology Linux & Windows, Dec 2012[http://www.muktware.com/4091/linux-mint-team-forks-nautilus-brings-out-nemo Linux Mint Team Forks Nautilus, Brings Out Nemo], Muktware, 2012{{Better source|reason=Self published blog does not pass WP:RS|date=April 2014}} after the developers of the operating system Linux Mint considered that "Nautilus 3.6 is a catastrophe".[http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/linux-mint-explain-nautilus-fork-call-new-version-a-catastrophe Linux Mint Explain Nautilus Fork, Call New Version a "Catastrophe"], OMG Ubuntu, Sep 2012[http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Linux-Mint-founder-calls-Nautilus-3-6-a-catastrophe-1699677.html Linux Mint founder calls Nautilus 3.6 "a catastrophe"], H Online, Sep 2012{{cite web|url=http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/?p=198|title=Introducing Nemo|date=September 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313170552/http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/?p=198|archive-date=March 13, 2013|url-status=}}
Developer Gwendal Le Bihan named the project "nemo" after Jules Verne's famous character Captain Nemo, who is the captain of the Nautilus.
Features
Nemo v1.0.0 had the following features as described by the developers:
- Uses GVfs and GIO
- All the features Nautilus 3.4 had and which are missing in Nautilus 3.6 (all desktop icons, compact view, etc.)
- Open in terminal (integral part of Nemo)
- Open as root (integral part of Nemo)
- File operations progress information (when copying or moving files, one can see the percentage and information about the operation on the window title and so also in the window list)
- Proper GTK bookmarks management
- Full navigation options (back, forward, up, refresh)
- Ability to toggle between the path entry and the path breadcrumb widgets
- Many more configuration options
- Ability to SSH into remote servers
- Native support for FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and MTP (Media Transfer Protocol)
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/?p=198 Introducing Nemo] (2012)
{{File managers}}
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