Software for tagging files in Linux and why some can't be installed
by underscoreus from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4R5QP)
Hello!
As a preface I'd like to state right out of the gate that I am fairly new to Linux, so please bear with me if there are obvious I ask questions about.
I am currently looking for a way to tag and subsequently search for my files that I can use on my VM that's running Linux mint 19.2 cinnamon edition. I've already tried to install a program called TSMU (https://github.com/oniony/TMSU) but there seems to be a problem with it (maybe because it has not been updated for so long?) where when I try to get the ppa I get an error stating "Cannot add PPA: ''This PPA does not support bionic''.
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If this is a solvable problem that would be great, but as far as I've been able to read up on and understand this means that the ppa is no longer up to date and can only really be fixed by it being updated, is this correct?
If it is indeed out of date I am looking for tips on other programs that can do the same thing. I do have a few requirements though (sorry if this comes across as demanding):
- It has to support a wide varriety of file formats like (but not limited to): .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .gif, .mp3, .wav, .pdf, .txt, .mp4, .avi, .mov (essentially I'd like something that works on any file type but atleast most common image files, audio files, video files and text files).
- I'd like for it to be appliable via CLI and be searchable in the normal file browser (what I mean by the last part is that I'd like for it to not mean having to put all my files into a virtual container of sorts like a vault and risk the developer no longer supporting the program and have the files be lost. If the developer stops supporting the software ideally just the tags would stop work, not loose my whole library all together).
- Files should be able to be tagged freely and one should be able to tag a single file with multiple tags, preferably as many as one would like. And as such should be able to search for multiple tags when searching.
- A big plus would be if one can move files/folders around without them losing their tags.
- Another big plus would be if the system/database of tags could be backed up.
Alright, again, sorry if the long list of demands comes off as entitled or demanding, it was not my intention.
Thank you so much for reading, any tips are very much welcome, even if they don't meet my exhaustive list, I am open to trying almost anything!
As a preface I'd like to state right out of the gate that I am fairly new to Linux, so please bear with me if there are obvious I ask questions about.
I am currently looking for a way to tag and subsequently search for my files that I can use on my VM that's running Linux mint 19.2 cinnamon edition. I've already tried to install a program called TSMU (https://github.com/oniony/TMSU) but there seems to be a problem with it (maybe because it has not been updated for so long?) where when I try to get the ppa I get an error stating "Cannot add PPA: ''This PPA does not support bionic''.
".
If this is a solvable problem that would be great, but as far as I've been able to read up on and understand this means that the ppa is no longer up to date and can only really be fixed by it being updated, is this correct?
If it is indeed out of date I am looking for tips on other programs that can do the same thing. I do have a few requirements though (sorry if this comes across as demanding):
- It has to support a wide varriety of file formats like (but not limited to): .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .gif, .mp3, .wav, .pdf, .txt, .mp4, .avi, .mov (essentially I'd like something that works on any file type but atleast most common image files, audio files, video files and text files).
- I'd like for it to be appliable via CLI and be searchable in the normal file browser (what I mean by the last part is that I'd like for it to not mean having to put all my files into a virtual container of sorts like a vault and risk the developer no longer supporting the program and have the files be lost. If the developer stops supporting the software ideally just the tags would stop work, not loose my whole library all together).
- Files should be able to be tagged freely and one should be able to tag a single file with multiple tags, preferably as many as one would like. And as such should be able to search for multiple tags when searching.
- A big plus would be if one can move files/folders around without them losing their tags.
- Another big plus would be if the system/database of tags could be backed up.
Alright, again, sorry if the long list of demands comes off as entitled or demanding, it was not my intention.
Thank you so much for reading, any tips are very much welcome, even if they don't meet my exhaustive list, I am open to trying almost anything!