1.1 FINAL IS ON SNAPCRAFT
Direct command-line installation with snap: sudo snap install linlo --edge.
1.1 FINAL
Direct command-line searches using linlo <search term>.
--version for displaying the Linlo version.
--os for displaying operating-system information.
--help for command usage information.
Linux distribution detection and FreeBSD detection.
OS-specific filesystem descriptions.
Search modes for partial names, exact names, directories only, and files only.
Optional dependency installation prompts.
Updated license and project credits screen.
macOS identification in the updated script. (NOT CONFIRMED AND TESTED!!!)
Search result counting and completion messages.
Operating-system identification.
Separation of Linlo's version number from operating-system version variables.
Cross-platform compatibility considerations.
Corrected the version-reporting issue that could display Linlo 13 (trixie) instead of Linlo 1.1.
Updated the in-program license summary to reference EWSW 2.0.
Updated project credits.
find is required for filesystem searches.
Linlo 1.1 FINAL
This is the full release of 1.1! Enjoy!
Added --os system detection.
Added Linux distribution detection.
Added FreeBSD detection.
Added OS-specific filesystem descriptions.
Added automatic find dependency detection.
Added package manager detection for supported Linux distributions.
Added optional automatic dependency installation.
Added search by name.
Added exact-name searching.
Added directory-only searching.
Added file-only searching.
Added command-line searching.
You can now search directly with commands such as:
linlo Firefox
linlo 1
Added --help.
Added --version.
Added updated licensing and credits information.
Added Linlo 1.1 version identification.
Improved the interactive search menu.
Improved cross-platform support for Linux and FreeBSD.
Added thanks to the friends and inspirations who helped motivate the creation of Linlo:
Adam, Azul, Cuffy, Butterboy, Jesper, Avelyn, DeadeMMC, MittensEAS, actionjaxon23, and Anthoney.
linlo --version and --os may currently display the operating system name instead of Linlo 1.1 on some systems.
Additional bugs may exist during the beta testing period.
Fix the --version, --os output bug.
Additional bug fixes and stability improvements.
Final testing across supported operating systems.
Linlo 1.1 BETA
This is a beta release. Bugs and unexpected behavior may still occur.
1.0
Linlo 1.0 is the first official release of Linlo, a simple Bash-based file and directory finder for Linux and other Unix-like systems.
Added the Linlo interactive main menu.
Added full filesystem searching.
Added file searching.
Added directory searching.
Added searches for other filesystem entries.
Added partial-name searching.
Added case-insensitive searching.
Added search result counting.
Added a dedicated licensing information screen.
Added EWSW 1.0 licensing information.
Added dependency detection for the find command.
Added a message when the required find command is unavailable.
Added support for searching the entire filesystem with /.
Added simple terminal-based navigation.
Added a clean exit option.
Linlo 1.0 allows users to enter a name and search the filesystem for matching entries.
For example:
Firefox
can find matching files, directories, and other filesystem entries anywhere accessible on the system.
Linlo 1.0 is released under the EWSW 1.0 License.
EWSW is a permissive, public-domain-style license based on voluntary sharing, recipient freedom, and people over profit.
Copyright © 2026, EclipseGMD and the MonroeKernelWorks Team.
Linlo 1.0
The first release of Linlo.