search for files with GUI [duplicate]

• You need Synaptic package manager to be installed.
• Within Synaptic type gnome-search in little quick search window.
• Then navigate to gnome-search-tool, select it for installation and install. That's it.

If you want to find a file in your file system, I suggest you to use "Catfish file search". You can also use advanced settings, like file type, modified time and "special characters" like * or ?, as you mentioned in your question (*gia*capit*).

Catfish is a search GUI powered by locate and find behind the scenes, with autocompletion from Zeitgeist and locate.The interface is intentionally lightweight and simple, using only GTK+.

You can install it from the universe/utils repository using:

Command line:

sudo apt-get install catfish

Ubuntu Software Center:

https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/catfish/

AFAIKT Ubuntu Dash does not suggest files outside of your Home.

• For all files in your home, use Meta-f rt-of-fil to find a file with name part-of-file. Where Meta, is your Windows-key, most probably.
• For everything else, you could use find, but if you want a GUI install gnome desktop helpers, it includes a gnome-search-tool, which is a GUI around find.