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dolphin: command not found

by Deepika

Dolphin is a file manager for the KDE desktop environment in Linux. It allows users to manage and organize their files and folders using a graphical interface. It includes features such as the ability to preview files, access remote file systems, and perform basic file management tasks such as copying, moving, and deleting files. The Dolphin command in Linux is used to launch the Dolphin file manager from the command line.

If you encounter the below error while running the command dolphin:

dolphin: command not found

you may try installing the below package as per your choice of distribution:

Distribution Command
Debian apt-get install dolphin
Ubuntu apt-get install dolphin
Arch Linux pacman -S dolphin
Kali Linux apt-get install dolphin
CentOS yum install dolphin
Fedora dnf install dolphin
Raspbian apt-get install dolphin

dolphin Command Examples

1. Launch Dolphin:

# dolphin

2. Launch Dolphin and display a specific directory:

# dolphin path/to/directory

3. Launch Dolphin with a specific file or directory selected:

# dolphin --select path/to/file_or_directory

4. Launch Dolphin in a separated window:

# dolphin --new-window

5. Launch Dolphin in split view:

# dolphin --split

6. Start the Dolphin daemon (only required to use the DBus interface):

# dolphin --daemon

7. Display help:

# dolphin --help

Filed Under: Linux

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