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Do this by executing the following commands in the terminal, one at a time. Next, you will open Nemo with elevated permissions using the sudo command. This is due to the containerized nature of Linux on Chrome OS. First, you will need to give the package access to the host. If you know what you’re doing and you want to open Nemo with root privileges, you’ll have to do so from the terminal. This information is necessary if you want to edit files or move them from the terminal. Let’s say you’re looking for the executable command for Nemo, open the file manager, and search “nemo.” You can then quickly identify which folder it lives in and where that folder is nested. If you need to point the terminal to a specific file but don’t know where it is, open Nemo and start poking around. For the general user, Nemo can be very useful in helping you find where your Linux files are installed. So, what can you do with your new Linux files manager? That’s a very good question. Alternatively, you can launch the file manager by typing nemo in the Linux terminal and hitting enter. Once the installation is complete, you should have a new app in your launcher called “files” that has the Linux penguin as the icon. This will take a few minutes so go grab some coffee or a snack. When prompted, select “y” and enter to execute the installation. Open your Linux terminal on your Chromebook, paste the installation command and hit enter.

#CHROME FILE MANAGER INSTALL#

Nemo can be found in the Debian 10 repository and you can install it with one simple command that you can find below. Nemo is a fork of the popular Nautilus file manager and is the official file manager for the Cinnamon desktop built for Linux Mint. After testing out three more managers, I landed on Nemo. Icons frequently failed to load and click down into a folder often caused the app to crash entirely. While I like what Thunar offers, it didn’t play well in the Linux container. I first looked to Thunar which is a very popular package used on a variety of distros. While there are many to choose from, I’ve tested a handful of popular file managers to see which one worked best on my Chromebook. The Linux container on Chrome OS is built on Debian 10, a.k.a Buster and the onboard repository happens to host a number of file managers that users can install directly from the Linux terminal. Thankfully, most Linux distros have some form of a file manager to help you out. If you don’t know where to look, you’re pretty much out of luck. A prime example is when you need to navigate to a specific folder in the Linux container in order to edit a file or perhaps move stuff around. However, users like myself that are still learning their way around the “secondary” Chromebook operating system can use a little help finding exactly where stuff exacts. For Linux old-timers, navigating the file system from the terminal is a breeze.

Linux, on the other hand, may feel a bit daunting if you’re trying to see where your files and folders are living.

#CHROME FILE MANAGER ANDROID#

You can find your downloads, create new folders, access Google Drive and manage your Android storage.

The Files app in Chrome OS is clean, simple, and does exactly what it needs to.

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