The new version of Midnight Commander 4.8.24 has already been released

After six months of development, the launch of the new version was announced from the console file manager Midnight Commander 4.8.24, version which adds some bug fixes and some new features.

For those unfamiliar with Midnight Commander, you should know what it is a file manager for Unix-like systems (although it also exists for the Windows platform) and is a Norton Commander clone. Midnight Commander is an application that works in text mode. The main screen consists of two panels in which the file system is displayed.

It is used in a similar way to other applications that run on the Unix shell or command interface.

The cursor keys allow you to scroll through the files, The insert key is used to select files and the function keys perform tasks such as deleting, renaming, editing, copying files, etc. Although Midnight Commander also include mouse support to facilitate the handling of the application.

Midnight commander it has features such as the ability to explore the content of RPM files, work with common file formats as if they were a simple directory.

Includes an FTP transfer manager or FISH protocol client and it also includes an editor called mcedit.

Mcedit is a standalone executable, which can also be used independently of the Midnight Commander.

This application allows you to view the content of files and enjoy features such as syntax highlighting for source code files of certain programming languages ​​and the ability to work in both ASCII and Hexadecimal modes. Users can replace mcedit with the editor of their choice.

What's new in Midnight Commander 4.8.24?

In this new version added a dialog with a list of recently viewed files or edited in the built-in viewer or editor (called via the Alt-Shift-e combination).

In mceditor, mcviewer and mcdiffviewer (started separately) a fully functional command shell is implemented "Subshell" which can be called via Ctrl-o.

In addition, it is also mentioned in the announcement of the new version that it is possible to create repeatable binary sets implemented using the option --disable-configure-args in the setup script.

Also added rules to highlight filenames for extensions part (partially downloaded files), apk (Android packages), deb and ts (MPEG-TS streams).

The built-in editor has extended the syntax highlighting rules for YAML, RPM spec, and Debian sources.list.

Of the other changes that stand out In the announcement of this new version of Midnight Commander 4.8.24:

  • Added syntax highlighting for yabasic (Yet Another BASIC) and ".desktop" files.
  • Added julia256 dark color theme.
  • Sftpfs added support for interactive authentication using the keyboard.
  • The Extfs.d / uc1541 module has been updated to version 3.3 with support for Python 3.
  • Removed the implementation of the built-in gettext library.
  • Improved support for Windows1251 encoding on Solaris.
  • Compilation issues fixed in AIX 7.2 and macOS 10.9.

How to install Midnight Commander on Linux?

For those who are interested in being able to install Midnight Commander on their system, they can do so by following the instructions we share below.

For now (from the writing of the article) the new version has not been updated within the repositories of the main Linux distributions. So to install the new version it is only possible by compiling the source code.

This they can get it from the following link.

For those who like to waitYou can install the new version as soon as it is available by typing the following commands, depending on the Linux distribution you are using.

Those who use Debian, Ubuntu or any of the derivatives of this. In a terminal they will type the following:

Only for Ubuntu and derivatives, must inhabit the universe repository:

sudo add-apt-repository universe

E install the application with:

sudo apt install mc

For those who use Arch Linux or some derivative of it:

sudo pacman -S mc

In the case of Fedora, RHEL, CentOS or derivatives:

sudo dnf install mc

Finally, para OpenSUSE:

sudo zypper in mc

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