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I think the only actual Windows app I still really need is Total Commander. I know there's lots of commander apps available for just about any platform, but I've used Total Commander for... 15 years? I know it inside and out; even a small change at this point would be jarring. :(


Windows commander (As it was called back then) was the first piece of shareware I've ever registered, back in the 16-bit Windows 3.1 days, which is just as long as I've been using it as well :)

Impressively, it is still under active development.

"Double Commander" is a very complete open source re-implementation in QT, and they are targeting all 3 major platforms with it. There are a few quirks that will be noticeable for anyone that's nimble with Total Commander, but the keybindings and even the menus are just about the same, and if that's what's keeping you on Windows -- the benefit of the linux ecosystem will greatly outweigh those small nuisances.


well, I don't use it, but it's marked "platinum" on wine[0] so you may not miss it

[0] https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iI...


I don’t use either personally, however Krusader seems like a pretty good alternative.

http://www.krusader.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krusader




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