Update 2009-01-24: Krusader Mac port with macports.org
Update 2007-06-09: With the help of Alexander K. Hansen (Fink User Liaison/Documenter) and Frank Schoolmeesters (Krusader Documentation & Marketing Coordinator) an improved version of the packages eventually made it into the finkproject.org repository. This rendered step 4 below no longer necessary. Additionally, Alexander improved the package so that installing bundle-kde-ssl (step 3) is no longer needed. This was by far the most time consuming step of the previous build. Here is the simplified installation procedure:
- Install X11
- Install fink and enable fink unstable
- Compile and install Krusader in fink:
fink install krusader(if you get “no package found” the previous step did not succeed) - Start X11 (
startx) and in xterm runkrusader
After trying three commander-like file managers for Mac OS X: Disk Order, Xfolders and muCommander, I was quite disappointed. None of them was as nice as Total Commander or Krusader. So I installed Krusader, but for that I needed KDE 3.5 and almost 24 hours of compiling the 540 packages and twiddling with fink. The good news: it works! (screenshot attached).
The information on the official website was not so useful to make Krusader 1.70.1 work on my Intel Mac, so I had some work. Basically, here is what you need to do:
- Install X11
- Install fink and enable fink unstable
- Compile and install the KDE bundle in fink:
fink install bundle-kde-ssl(if you get “no package found” the previous step did not succeed)- Download krusader.info and krusader.patch, then copy them to
/sw/fink/dists/local/main/finkinfo- Compile and install Krusader in fink:
fink install krusader- Start X11 (
startx) and in xterm runkrusader
January 3, 2007 at 4:47 pm |
Fixed the links now. Enjoy
On 1/3/07, gf wrote:
> Hi,
> I was very interested in your instructions for installing Krusader on
> Intel Mac. Unfortunately, it looks like the links to the files
> “krusader.info” and “krusader.patch” are not working. Would you be so
> kind as to make the links work again or send me the files? Thanks.
May 3, 2007 at 12:08 am |
It also works for 1.80.0-beta2 with this info file.
Is there anyone reading who can test this ?
July 23, 2007 at 3:06 pm |
At first excuse me for my bad and raw englis.
Hi,
and thank very mutch. I can use Krusader on my Intel Mac, but somethings does not work.
Installing the “bundle-kde-ssl” was wery long. Many times i lost hte mirrors.
In this case was useful the:
fink update bundle-kde-ssl
command.
After downloading lot-of packages the procedure was wery long. I lat my computer configuring in the midnight.
Configuring Krusader used also long time. But works.
The manage of the files does work good, and quickley, but
I cant run, or access the applications cros i push the Return key on a file. Can I set this feature?
Or may I have the possibility to access the menus with the Alt key (like on Linux or Windows systems?)
Stefano
July 23, 2007 at 3:43 pm |
Hi Stefano,
On 7/23/07, Stefano wrote:
> Installing the “bundle-kde-ssl” was wery long. Many times i lost hte mirrors.
> In this case was useful the:
> fink update bundle-kde-ssl
> command.
> After downloading lot-of packages the procedure was wery long. I lat my computer configuring in the midnight.
> Configuring Krusader used also long time. But works.
>
It is not necessary any more to install the whole bundle-kde-ssl. Actually with the current package in the finkproject.org repository you should skip steps 3 and 4 completely.
> The manage of the files does work good, and quickley, but
> I cant run, or access the applications cros i push the Return key on a file. Can I set this feature?
>
Don’t know of any way to run applications other than opening a console and using the open -a command. If anyone finds a way to do this please let me know.
> Or may I have the possibility to access the menus with the Alt key (like on Linux or Windows systems?)
>
Also don’t know how to do this. sorry.
July 24, 2007 at 11:48 am |
Very Kind
that you have recived so quickley my questions.
Thank a lot your reflections.
In any way, I’m happy and I feel success the Krusader on Mac.
I’m curious for other applications they are useful for me cros the fink project.
I miss the dual-panel filemanagers power like the TotalCommander on the Windows Platform.
There is an other little application:
http://binarynights.com/ (not GNU, 15 days tryout)
that try to have a same concept. Good, good, but…
I’ll try to bring the maximum from Krusader.
All the best.
Stefano
July 24, 2007 at 12:14 pm |
Currently I use muCommander, which is written in Java and was recently released under the GPLv3. It is not that full of features, but the things already implemented tend to work very well.
October 7, 2007 at 6:48 pm |
Salut,
De curand am trecut pe Mac si incercam sa gasesc un inlocuitor pt Total Commander, mai ales pentru comanda “Synchronize directories”, fiindca imi scriu teza de doctorat si vreau sa fiu sigur ca am cateva copii pe mai multe harduri, dar as vrea sa pot vedea care sunt versiunile cele mai recente. MuCommander pare sa aiba o comanda “compare folders” dar nu inteleg de loc cum functioneaza (doar coloreaza cateva fisiere in rosu, dar nu-mi spune nimic). Krusader poate sa faca chestiile astea? Eu nu sunt foarte familiar cu UNIX dar totusi cred ca m-as descurca sa-l instalez. X11 e deja instalat, fiindca folosesc R pt statistici… Daca ai vreo sugestie, ti-as fi recunoscator. Mersi,
R.
October 7, 2007 at 6:53 pm |
Sugestia e sa intrebi aici:
http://www.mucommander.com/forums/
Sau sa astepti un raspuns pentru asta:
http://www.mucommander.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=567
In general Maxence si Nicholas raspund repede la astfel de intrebari.
October 7, 2007 at 7:27 pm |
Mersi, de fapt eu sunt cel din linkul al doilea
sunt putin impacientat, si am vazut ca cateodata raspunsurile vin dupa cateva luni. Oricum, mersi.