I have been searching and have no idea what to do to keep gnome from taking over the desktop after i switched it backed to xfce and only use nautilus no desktop thanks merlwiz79 for that. Thunar might not be as popular as nautilus or dolphin, but i personally like it more. But i am wondering if there is proper configuration to make the nautilus as a default file manager. Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for unixlike operating systems. However, i created a custom launcher using nautilus no desktop, as i dont want nautilus to manage the desktop, so it still uses the default desktop and works fine. Linux desktop environments are the graphical interfaces used to interact with the operating system. Thunar is the default file manager for the xfce desktop environment, but you can use it with other environments as well. The command below works in all desktop environments using the default file manager. I find it a bit amusing that cinnamon and mate were created because users were so. It may be a surprise to most linux users that many of the people who prefer the nautilus file manager have managed to install and use nautilus with kde, xfce, lxde, and other desktop windowing environments in other words, for use of the nautilus file manager in nongnome desktop environments.
The problem is that whenever i close a nautilus window clicking on the x, hitting ctrlw, choosing close from the file menu, the window disappears and then pops right back up again. I have a lot of favorite linux desktop environments fluxbox, kde4. It is designed to start up faster and be more responsive than other linux file managers, such as nautilus and konqueror. I just pressed applications menu and selected file manager. May 25, 2019 once installed, restart your system simple log out didnt work for me in ubuntu 17. Lxde is another lightweight, but familiar, desktop.
When i installed it it installed numerous parts of gnome as a dependency, which is ok with me im also using gdesklets etc. The following figure shows a nautilus window that displays the contents of a folder a nautilus window contains the following panes side pane. On a normal ubuntu installation with gnome or similar it is reachable by using the menu in the top bar under the file section. The fedora xfce spin showcases the xfce desktop, which aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and user friendly. All of them offer sophisticated pointandclick graphical user interfaces gui which are on par with the desktop environments found in windows and mac os x.
How to open your system file manager from the terminal. Introduction to the nautilus file manager and linux desktop environments des, linux file managers, and linuxunix windowing systems sometimes when i go to a local linux user group lug meeting circa 2011 and i mention using my fenautilusscripts, just the mention of the word nautilus later called gnome files generates negativekneejerk reactions. Thunar is a modern, lightweight file manager for xfce desktop, designed to be fast. Youre confusing a desktop environment with a linux distribution. For sushi to popup, applications will have to call the showfile method on the org. I have been searching and have no idea what to do to keep gnome from taking over the desktop after i switched it backed to xfce and only use nautilus nodesktop thanks merlwiz79 for that. It is responsible for setting a background image color and drawing icons on the desktop. The cinnamon desktop is a relative newcomer to the fedora spins. The most popular desktop environments in linux are gnome, unity, cinnamon, mate, kde, xfce, and lxde.
Install xfce desktop on ubuntu and turn it into xubuntu. It is designed for productivity and aims to be fast and low on system resources. Ubuntu is a distribution, which includes various des, such as xfce. Unlike gnome and kde desktops which are heavier, but xfce uses fewer system resources. I have been using xfce for 2 weeks with no problems, everything working nicely, set up the desktop with a nice wallpaper, menu set using xfce desktop stopped responding welcome to the most active linux forum on the web. If nautilus is set as the preferred file manager with exopreferredapplications, it no longer opens files.
Adding the cinnamon desktop is basically the same as adding mate, described in my previous post. Nautilus windows refuse to close in xfce applications. How to open your system file manager from the terminal unixmen. Xfce is a free lightweight, fast and easy to use software desktop environment for unixlinux like operating systems. A desktop environment is a collection of software that provides a standard look and feel. Securing xfces control over the desktop against nautilus. Then it prompted which app should be default for file managment. Err, you can run nautilus file manager on windows 10 video. Click on create launcher not create folder in the xfce right click menu and choose a folder icon for the launcher and make it launch nautilus home. Use nautilus to change the pattern or color of the desktop background. How to stop nautilus managing desktop in unity the. Xfce embodies the traditional unix philosophy of modularity and reusability.
Gnome devs say the desktop code is unmaintained and keeping it around and working is hampering their ability to develop and improve other parts of the file manager. If you do not use nautilus to manage your desktop, you cannot do the following. Solved networking two linux computers desktop xfce. Instructions how to compile xfce can be found here. Start the software manager, search for cinnamondesktop, and install. Most distributions ship with xfce in their own packaging format, but if you want a newer version or you want to build xfce from scratch, you can find the packages below. You can use the file manager to create folders and documents, display your files and folders, search and manage your files. Its an ideal choice, given its low resource requirements and long development history, for older machines or for people who really enjoy tweaking their desktops. Change nautilus to default file manager on centos 6. I searched internet, some one suggested to change the symbolic link usrbinthunar to nautilus. However, i created a custom launcher using nautilus nodesktop, as i dont want nautilus to manage the desktop, so it still uses the default desktop and works fine. Solved networking two linux computers desktop xfce forums.
Xfce also provides common applications, designed for the best user experience. It can bring up an applications menu and a list of all running applications when you click on the desktop with the right or middle mouse button respectively. Nautilus for linux provides a way to manage your files and applications. Conflict of gnome and xfce desktop management this service is an online storage service using a nautilus dependent client. Furthermore, it offers better modularity and less dependencies to install and takes less time and low. The nautilus file manager provides an integrated access point to your files, applications, and ftp sites. I came for your help regarding the integration of nautilus elementary into my xfce desktop. When i double click on a specific file it just wont open. While tring to use nautilus as primary file manager for xfce i notice that it seems impossible to reach the preference menu in xfce. Nautilus was originally developed by eazel with many luminaries from the tech world including andy hertzfeld apple, chief architect for nautilus. The nautilus file manager in a nongnome desktop environment. See also nautilus documentation can be found from the help menu, or by pressing the f1 key.
Nov 16, 2018 thunar might not be as popular as nautilus or dolphin, but i personally like it more. The main goal of the thunar project is to create a file manager that is fast, clean, and easy to use. I can connect to my remote server using sftp or samba and browse the directories. Other standard gnome options not listed here are also supported. Im new to xfce, i recently replaced thunar with nautilus. Had i just known the no desktop command before i used nautilus. I enconter sevral problem such as multiple window opening at each loggin solved by changing xgnomeautorestartfalse in. At the login screen, click on the user first and then click the gear symbol and select xfce session to login to use xfce desktop. For example, the unity desktop environment contains xorg or mir, nautilus called files, the unity panel, lens, scopes, the metacity window manager, and more. Apr 05, 2015 however, just because a gui has a desktop does not mean it is a desktop environment. Xfce comes with a window manager, desktop manager, the thunar file manager, the midori web browser, xfburn dvd burner, an image viewer, terminal manager, and a calendar. To open a nautilus window, choose applications home folder.
Window managers only take care of application windows themselves how they look, what buttons are shown minimize, close, how they are arranged, etc. As a former gnome user i love nautilus and even more nautilus elementary so i tried to install it as my default file manager. However, just because a gui has a desktop does not mean it is a desktop environment. Nautilus statt thunar als default fur desptopordner. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly. Use nautilus with xfce as default file manager ask ubuntu. Once installed, restart your system simple log out didnt work for me in ubuntu 17. All the advice i can see is for earlier versions of xfce so the setting im supposed to change using gconfeditor or settings manager doesnt exist.
Gnome files, formerly and internally known as nautilus, is the official file manager for the gnome desktop. If you want to install complete xfce desktop, then use the following. Click the application autostart tab, and you will see a bunch of different services, some xfcerelated, some gnomerelated. Conflict of gnome and xfce desktop management this service is an online storage service using a nautilusdependent client. Err, you can run nautilus file manager on windows 10. Jan 26, 2011 lxde is another lightweight, but familiar, desktop. It consists of separately packaged parts that together provide all functions of the desktop environment, but can be selected in subsets to suit user needs and preference. Also included is an xfce panel plugin which can manage the desktop trash. Click the application autostart tab, and you will see a bunch of different services, some xfce related, some gnomerelated. The nautilus name was a play on words, evoking the shell of a nautilus to represent an operating system shell. In my case there was one called files, which i checked. Say you want a home icon on the desktop that opens up home in nautilus. What i would do is make custom desktop icons if you want to access particular folders that way.
Try to look at this similar question of turning your default filemanager into. Similarly to nautilus and dolphin, thunar is lightweight, fast, and easy to use. The nautilus name was a play on words, evoking the shell of a nautilus to represent an. I want my linux graphical environment to be the way i like it, and not an obese system hog. Select this option to use nautilus to manage your desktop. In linux, there are so many choices, and this includes the desktop environments and window managers. So far i have only one problem, which is pretty much identified and solved here. A description page for installing and dealing with the nautilus file manager in a nongnome desktop environment, such as xfce, lxde, kde, enlightenment. You can use the same way to switch back to the default ubuntu desktop environment by selecting. You dont have to know your file manager in other to do this. This basically runs the command nautilus n, which has nautilus manage the desktop.