[arch-general] Question regarding the default file manager in XFCE

[Mantas M.]

On 2011-12-19 17:42, Vladimir Nikšić wrote:
> I would like it so that Nautilus starts when I click on a directory or
> some sort of volume (loop mount, usb stick, whatever, nfs share) on the
> desktop. Instead, thunar always starts, which kinda defeats the whole
> purpose of the preferred application setup?
> 
> Am I asking something that's technically difficult or maybe there's a
> good reason why this can't be done?

I think this is handled by the same XDG 'mimeapps.list' which contains
file type associations. Just add an entry for "inode/directory" pointing
to Nautilus:

    ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list

    [Default Applications]
    inode/directory=nautilus.desktop

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Mantas M.