The far2l-wx package, featuring a graphical version of the FAR 2 file manager for Linux using wxGTK, has been added to the Debian testing repository. The far2l-wx package is expected to appear in Ubuntu version 25.04.
Standard Unix terminals do not always provide the functionality required for Windows console applications (such as clipboard access, support for complex key combinations like RightCtrl+numbers, notification output, etc.), or they provide it only partially. The graphical version of far2l (the far2l-wx package), which historically appeared even before the console version, addresses this issue. The far2l itself remains a text-based application, but the window rendering and input are handled by the wxWidgets toolkit. This allows for the implementation of any features found in the Windows console within the text interface.
Moreover, far2l itself includes a built-in terminal, so with the introduction of the far2l-wx package, there is no longer a need to install additional terminals that are sophisticated enough for its normal operation – on the contrary, far2l can serve as a sufficiently advanced terminal (supporting all features needed for console FAR). Now there's no need to choose a terminal that’s suitable for comfortable use of Far Manager under Linux and to remember which additional settings need to be applied for a comfortable UX – everything works out of the box (in some desktop environments, it may be necessary to enable the 'exclusive key handling' option in far2l's settings).
Source: opennet.ru
