{"id":42498,"date":"2022-07-25T17:05:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T17:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=42498"},"modified":"2022-07-25T17:05:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T17:05:12","slug":"findex-fast-search-launch-apps-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/07\/findex-fast-search-launch-apps-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Findex &#8211; A Super Fast Tool to Search &#038; Launch Your Apps in Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/search-icon.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/search-icon-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-42499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/search-icon-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/search-icon-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/search-icon-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/search-icon-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/search-icon.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking for an alternative app launching tool for your Linux? Findex is one with highly customizable interface and fast performance.<\/p>\n<p>The app runs silently in the background. Once you hit the shortcut key, a search box pop-up in screen center allows to quickly search and open desired applications.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42500\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42500\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/findex-window-600x417.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/findex-window-600x417.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/findex-window-300x208.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/findex-window.webp 757w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Findex search apps<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>The tool is super fast<\/b> as it focuses on performance. It supports <i>fuzzy searching<\/i> and allows to configure the following things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Search window width. <\/li>\n<li>Minimize and maximize window height.<\/li>\n<li>Highlight color for match content.<\/li>\n<li>Icon size, result size, and shortcut key<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Get Findex:<\/h3>\n<p>The current 0.6.0 release <b>does not work on Wayland session<\/b>, though it&#8217;s said to bring it back in later version. Which means so far, Ubuntu and Fedora need to switch to &#8216;<i>Ubuntu on Xorg<\/i>&#8216; or &#8216;<i>Gnome on Xorg<\/i>&#8216; from the login screen to be able to use the tool.<\/p>\n<p>1. Firstly, download the tarball from the github release page:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mdgaziur\/findex\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Findex (tar.gz)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>2. Then extract it in file manager. Right-click on generated folder and select &#8216;Open in Terminal&#8217; to open that folder as working directory in terminal. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/open-findex-terminal-600x316.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"316\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/open-findex-terminal-600x316.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/open-findex-terminal-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/open-findex-terminal-768x404.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/open-findex-terminal.webp 957w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Finally, run command in terminal to start it:<\/p>\n<pre>.\/findex<\/pre>\n<div id=\"attachment_42503\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42503\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/start-findex-600x407.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"407\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/start-findex-600x407.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/start-findex-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/start-findex-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/start-findex.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Run it first time to verify if it works!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To verify if it works, just press <b>Shift + Space<\/b> on keyboard. The search box should prompt up allows to type searching your applications.<\/p>\n<p>4. To make Findex runs automatically at startup, run the commands below one by one in the same terminal window:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Move the executable file to system path via command:\n<pre>sudo mv findex \/usr\/bin<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Move the services file into systemd folder:\n<pre>sudo mv findex*.path findex*.service \/etc\/systemd\/user\/<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Finally, enable the services:\n<pre>systemctl --user enable findex.service<\/pre>\n<pre>systemctl --user enable findex-restarter.path<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_42504\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42504\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/autostart-findex-600x407.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"407\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/autostart-findex-600x407.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/autostart-findex-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/autostart-findex-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/autostart-findex.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Copy to PATH, and make it auto-start<\/p><\/div>\n<p>5. To configure the keyboard shortcut and search appearance, open terminal and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>gedit ~\/.config\/findex\/settings.toml<\/pre>\n<p><i>Replace <b>gedit<\/b> with your system text editor. After saving changes, you need to restart the service by running command: <code>systemctl --user restart findex.service<\/code>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/findex-config-600x346.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"346\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/findex-config-600x346.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/findex-config-300x173.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/findex-config-768x443.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/findex-config.webp 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall:<\/h3>\n<p>To disable the service, use command:<\/p>\n<pre>systemctl --user disable findex.service<\/pre>\n<pre>systemctl --user disable findex-restarter.path<\/pre>\n<p>Then remove the executable file as well as service files:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo rm \/usr\/bin\/findex \/etc\/systemd\/user\/findex*<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for an alternative app launching tool for your Linux? 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