Nautilus 3.20 is toship in Ubuntu 16.10.
The latest stable version of the file manager is currently pending in the yakkety-proposed updates, along with some otherGNOME 3.20 apps and a bump to GTK 3.20.
Get Ready for a TONNE of New Features
Although some will view this as “just a file manager”, the upgrade is notable: it marks the first time that Ubuntu usersbenefit from the raft of improvements made to theGNOME file manager overthe past year and a half.
‘…thefirst time that Ubuntu usersbenefitfrom the improvements made overthe past year and a half’
Yes, the various improvements, refinements and new features ofNautilus 3.16, 3.18 and 3.20 will finally be available to Ubuntu users without the need forPPAs.
As of v3.18 it’spossible to access your Google Drive filesin Nautilus .The same version also introducedan in-app download progress menu and improved file and view sorting menus.
GNOME3.20 was released in March andsaw Nautilus gainnewsearchfilters, a compactpreferences dialog and support for recursive search.
Ubuntu 16.04 Uses Nautilus 3.14Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ships with anolder version of Nautilus ― version 3.14! This wasn’t the plan. Despite early attempts to move overto Nautilus 3.18 for the LTS a number of issues meant it couldn’t , as explained at the time:
“The new version is going to need more work which is not going to be done this cycle (some issues/regressions arebeing handled upstream in 3.20 but we can do that update with our GTKversion, also the new copy dialog is a bit much of a change and upstreamconfirms it’s creating problems that they try to address with more UIchanges.”
Ubuntu’sAmbiance and Radiance themes have since beenported to work with GTK 3.20 , andnumber of patches that integrate the file manager with the Unity Launcher, the Global Menu applet, have all been refreshed and updated to support v3.20.
Will this be enough to entice you to upgrade in October? Let us know in the comments below.