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

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On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 02:32:42PM +0100, Vladimir Nikšić wrote:
> > 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
> 
> Tried that, didn't work. I even restarted X to be sure it's lodaded,
> but Thunar still always loads. I think the mimeapps.list may be on to
> something, not sure. I'll look into it more.

from ubuntuforums:

sudo mv /usr/bin/xfdesktop /usr/bin/xfdesktop-off
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nautilus /usr/bin/xfdesktop

more here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1167149

But, i don't know if symlinking is such a good idea. Moreover there'll
be no desktop icons.

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