From: Darin Wayrynen (darin@infograph.com)
Date: 06/14/93


From: darin@infograph.com (Darin Wayrynen)
Subject: Re: X-windows file manager for Linux?
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1993 05:28:21 GMT

In article <1993Jun13.153501.1@aurora.alaska.edu> jsjbh@aurora.alaska.edu (Justin Harvey) writes:
>In article <1993Jun13.225448.17181@cybernet.cse.fau.edu>, mahesh@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (Mahesh Neelakanta) writes:
>> In article <1993Jun12.181138.23987@worldbank.org> sthomas1@worldbank.org writes:
>>>
>>>I have been looking for an X-windows-based file manager for Linux,
>>>possibly using drag-and-drop features for file manipulation. My
>>>search with xarchie uncovered only utree, which is pretty nifty in
>>>its own right, but not X-windows or mouse oriented. If anyone knows
>>>of a good X-client for file management, please post or email.
>>>
>> Check out xmfm located on sunsite in the X11/motif directory. It's
>> a motif based file manager.
>>
>> mahesh
>--
>But some of us don't have the money to buy motif.
>

[deletions]

The gzip'd tar file has an executable xmfm binary in it. It is not
necessary to have the motif libraries, or a motif window manager to
run pre-compiled motif programs...

So the advice to get xmfm is still valid.

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