Linux search startup tool Findex

Looking for an alternative application launch tool for your Linux? Then Findex is a product with a highly customizable interface and fast performance.

The application runs silently in the background. After pressing the shortcut key, a search box will pop up in the center of the screen, allowing you to quickly search and open the desired application.

This tool is very fast because it focuses on performance. It supports fuzzy search and allows configuring the following:

Search window width.

Minimize and maximize window height.

The color to highlight matching content.

Icon size, result size and shortcut keys

How to get Findex

The current 0.6.0 version does not work with Wayland sessions, but it is said that it will be restored in a future version. This means that until now, Ubuntu and Fedora required switching from the login screen to "Ubuntu on Xorg" or "Gnome on Xorg" to use the tool.

1. First, download the source code package from the GitHub release page:

Download FINDEX (TAR.GZ)

2. Then unzip it in the file manager. Right-click the resulting folder and select "Open in Terminal" to open the folder as a working directory in the terminal.

\3. Finally, run the command in the terminal to start it:

./findex

Run it for the first time to verify it works!

To verify that it works, just press Shift Space on your keyboard. The search box should prompt to allow typing to search for your application.

4. To make Findex run automatically at startup, run the following commands one by one in the same terminal window:

Move the executable file to the system path through the command:

sudo mv findex /usr/bin

Move the service files into the systemd folder:

sudo mv findex*.path findex*.service /etc/systemd/user/

Finally, enable the service:

systemctl --user enable findex.service
systemctl --user enable findex-restarter.path

Copy to PATH and make it start automatically.

\5. To configure keyboard shortcuts and search appearance, open a terminal and run the command:

gedit ~/.config/findex/settings.toml

Replace gedit with your system text editor. After saving the changes, you need to restart the service by running the command: systemctl –user restart findex.service.

uninstall

To disable the service, use the command:

systemctl --user disable findex.service
systemctl --user disable findex-restarter.path

Then delete the executable file and service file:

sudo rm /usr/bin/findex /etc/systemd/user/findex*

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