How to Install Fussel on Manjaro

Fussel is a file explorer designed to work with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). It provides a graphical interface for navigating and managing Linux files from within the Windows operating system.

If you're a Manjaro user looking to install Fussel, you're in luck! In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install Fussel on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before installing Fussel, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your Manjaro system:

• Git: A distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code during software development.

You can install Git by running the following command in a terminal or command prompt:

sudo pacman -S git

Installation Steps

Now that we have Git installed, we can proceed with installing Fussel on Manjaro.

1. Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory where you want to clone the Fussel repository.

   cd /path/to/directory
   

2. Clone the Fussel repository from GitHub using Git.

   git clone https://github.com/cbenning/fussel.git
   

3. Change to the Fussel directory.

   cd fussel
   

4. Install Fussel using pip3.

   sudo pip3 install .
   

5. Verify that Fussel is installed by running the fussel command.

   fussel
   

   If Fussel is installed correctly, it should launch and display a graphical user interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps to install Fussel on Manjaro. Now that you have Fussel installed, you can use it to navigate and manage Linux files from within the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Enjoy!

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