Try in Docker

If you prefer to try it before installing, here's the snippet for your convenience.

docker run -w / -it --rm ubuntu sh -uec '
  apt-get update -y
  apt-get install -y wget tar vim less
  wget https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr/releases/latest/download/xplr-linux.tar.gz
  tar -xzvf xplr-linux.tar.gz
  ./xplr
'

Install

You can install xplr using one of the following ways. Each has their own advantages and limitations.

For example, the Direct Download, From crates.io, and Build From Source methods allow the users to install the latest possible version of xplr, but they have one common drawback - the user will need to keep an eye on the releases, and manually upgrade xplr when a new version is available.

One way to keep an eye on the releases is to watch the repository.

Community Maintained Repositories

xplr can be installed from one of the following community maintained repositories:

Cross-platform

Nixpkgs

nix-env -f https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tarball/master -iA xplr

Or

# configuration.nix or darwin-configuration.nix
environment.systemPackages = with nixpkgs; [
  xplr
  # ...
];

Home Manager

# home.nix
home.packages = with nixpkgs; [
  xplr
  # ...
];

Or

# home.nix
programs.xplr = {
  enable = true;

  # Optional params:
  plugins = {
    tree-view = fetchFromGitHub {
      owner = "sayanarijit";
      repo = "tree-view.xplr";
    };
    local-plugin = "/home/user/.config/xplr/plugins/local-plugin";
  };
  extraConfig = ''
    require("tree-view").setup()
    require("local-plugin").setup()
  '';
};

Arch Linux

(same for Manjaro Linux)

Official Community Repo

sudo pacman -S xplr

AUR

Git version:

paru -S xplr-git

Alpine Linux

Edge Testing Repo

# Add the following line in /etc/apk/repositories:
# https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing

apk add xplr bash less

Void Linux

void-templates by shubham

Gentoo

Overlay GURU

macOS

Make sure you have the latest version of GNU core utilities installed.

MacPorts

sudo port selfupdate
sudo port install xplr

Homebrew

Stable branch:

brew install xplr

HEAD branch:

brew install --head xplr

FreeBSD

ports

pkg install xplr

Or

cd /usr/ports/misc/xplr
make install clean

NetBSD

pkgsrc

pkgin install xplr

Or

cd /usr/pkgsrc/sysutils/xplr
make install

Direct Download

One can directly download the standalone binary from the releases.

Currently, the following options are available for direct download:

• GNU/Linux
• Linux musl
• macOS

Command-line instructions:

platform="linux"  # or "macos" / "linux-musl"

# Download
wget https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr/releases/latest/download/xplr-$platform.tar.gz

# Extract
tar xzvf xplr-$platform.tar.gz

# Place in $PATH
sudo mv xplr /usr/local/bin/

From crates.io

Prerequisites:

• Rust toolchain,
• gcc
• make

Command-line instructions:

cargo install --locked --force xplr

Build From Source

Prerequisites:

• git
• Rust toolchain
• gcc
• make

Command-line instructions:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr.git
cd xplr

# Build
cargo build --locked --release --bin xplr

# Place in $PATH
sudo cp target/release/xplr /usr/local/bin/

Android

Termux

pkg install rust make binutils
cargo install --locked xplr

# Run
~/.cargo/bin/xplr

Please note that xplr isn't heavily tested on Termux, hence things might need a little tweaking and fixing for a smooth user experience.