How to install Sunflower File Manager on Ubuntu 17.04

To install Sunflower File Manager on Ubuntu 17.04

Sunflower is an cross-platform, open-source file manager for Linux Systems. It is a twin-panel file manager for Linux Ubuntu Systems. It is an easy-to-use and powerful file manager that seamlessly integrates into the GNOME desktop environment.

Installing Sunflower File Manager

If you want to download the Sunflower package, use the wget command as follows.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget http://sunflower-fm.org/pub/sunflower-0.2.59-1.all.deb
--2017-08-29 02:04:41--  http://sunflower-fm.org/pub/sunflower-0.2.59-1.all.deb
Resolving sunflower-fm.org (sunflower-fm.org)... 74.208.230.207
Connecting to sunflower-fm.org (sunflower-fm.org)|74.208.230.207|:80... connected.
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sunflower-0.2.59-1. 100%[===================> ] 845.72K   470KB/s    in 1.8s    
2017-08-29 02:04:43 (470 KB/s) - ‘ sunflower-0.2.59-1.all.deb’  saved [866014/866014]

Once downloaded, install sunflower using dpkg command.

root@linuxhelp:~# dpkg -I sunflower-0.2.59-1.all.deb
Selecting previously unselected package sunflower.
(Reading database ... 211715 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack sunflower-0.2.59-1.all.deb ...
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Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...

The Sunflower package has been installed, go to Ubuntu dashboard search bar and type sunflower. The application icon is displayed on your screen, click the icon to access it.

The application is now open.

With this, the installation of Sunflower File Manager comes to an end.