Dolphin is a file manager for the KDE.
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getting error when trying to use dolphin instead of Nautilus
I am getting the following error while trying to use dolphin instead of Nautilus.
"Failed to execute child process "/usr/share/applications/kde4/dolphin.desktop" (Permission denied)"
I used the ...
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Is there any File manager that highlights names that are searched for?
When in Chrome or other new web browsers, a word is searched in a page, all occurrences of the word is highlighted. I need a similar functionality for a File Manager. I tested Nautilus and Dolphin. I ...
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Does KDE/KIO have a ~/.gvfs/ equivilent?
I'd like direct access to a mount I currently have open in Dolphin, KDE's file manager. I know it uses KIO to handle the connection and I was hoping it would be like Gnome's GVFS and would mount ...
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How to open terminal inside a folder in Nautilus, so that the folder is the current location?
In Dolphin with Shift+F4 Terminal is opened from current location in Dolphin. Is there any similar functionality in Nautilus?
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Want to create new Dolphin window from Unity launcher
I installed the Dolphin File manager when Ubuntu 13.04's file manager stopped supporting expandable folders in the file pane. Sometimes I like to have separate Dolphin instances running in my various ...
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Is it possible to change KDE Dolphin's drag-and-drop behaviour to move?
When you drag a file somewhere in KDE, it pops up a little context menu, asking what you want to do with it. This is similar to Gnome's dnd behaviour if you hold Alt.
It's not for me. I'd rather ...
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How do I open Dolphin in a certain folder from the terminal?
I would like to add a starter icon to my task bar that runs dolphin but initially starts in a folder I would like to specify
the Dolphin Handbook doesn't explain this.
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Dolphin file manager stops working after mounted samba server was turned off (unexpected action?)
I had mounted my samba share by editing file /etc/fstab
It works, I can use resources on remote system as well as on my hdd. However, if I turn off my samba server, dolphin (as I noticed) stops ...
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How to enable search panel of Dolphin in Unity?
I'm not using Kubuntu. But I installed Dolphin 2.0 from Ubuntu repository and liked it a lot and I want to use it instead of Nautilus. The biggest problem is that the search panel when enabled appears ...
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How do I Prevent the file manager from opening when I click to open a file from outside the file manager
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 with awn and synapse installed and unity disabled. Whenever I search for a file on synapse and try to open it from there or from any other location, like a quick launcher from ...
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Can not connect to ubuntu samba server using dolphin
SERVER INFO
Ubuntu 12.04 32bit on toshiba laptop connection ethernet
CLIENT INFO
Powerbook g4 powerpc dual booting mac osx 10.5.8 and Debian wheezy KDE
PROBLEM
I know that the server is working just ...
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Can Dolphin File Manager be downloaded for Windows? [closed]
I was on the Dolphin website, but there didn't seem to be a download or purchase button anywhere. Is Dolphin available for Windows? If so, could someone please link me to a page to download or ...
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How to browse the files on my Samsung Galaxy Discover?
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Discover and eagerly connected it to my Kubuntu machine via the included USB cable. After selecting the option to "Open with file manager", I was redirected to the URI ...
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Why fonts are different on Dolphin, Skype and VLC?
I am running Lubuntu 12.04 and have installed Dolphin, VLC and Skype. I adjusted fonts for the menu of the programs to Droid Sans 8, but Dolphin, VLC and Skype do not accept this setting and they look ...
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How to edit files directly on server with GVim when ssh is mounted from Dolphin?
I would like to use GVim to edit external files that are accessed through Dolphin.
I have an external server with files to be modified
I access the server using SSH using Dolphin's built-in module
I ...
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slow file transfer rate on ubuntu and kde
I have ubuntu 12.04 and kde.
I notice that a file transfer on a pen drive USB (2.0 NTFS) in windows with the software ExtremeCopy goes to 30/32 MB/s. Here in ubuntu the transfer on the same pen drive ...
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Can Dolphin manage the desktop?
I am looking to replace nautilus on LXDE with Dolphin. At the moment I rely on nautilus to manage the desktop, i.e. access ~/desktop from the desktop and display mounted drives as icons.
Can the ...
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How to close sftp connections made by dolphin?
after using dolphin to connect to a ssh site, for example:
sftp://myserver.com
and using my user and pass... how can I close that connection so I can log in with another user? It does always auto ...
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How can I search for a file by date in Kubuntu?
I believe that an earlier version of Dolphin enabled one to search for a file by date. This facility seems to have gone. If I wanted to to search for a Libre Office writer file modified last ...
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How can I get Firefox to use Dolphin instead of Nautilus by defalut?
I installed Kubuntu, and want to use Dolphin when I try to save a file or open a new file, but firefox always use Nautilus, how can I change this?
I find this question, but it does not work for me: ...
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Dolphin/Nautilus Both Cause System Wide Freeze On Access NTFS Partition
Ubuntu 12.04.1, using either file manager to mount my Windows 7 NTFS partition causes a system wide lock up. Only solution is Alt + SysRq + REISUB. I've run CHKDSK /R on volume to no avail. Anyone?
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Gedit's save empty file dialog I never opened
Every time you open a text file in the file manager (Dolphin) it automatically open a blank document at the same time. The problem with that is that when i close the file it then asks to save the ...
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Can I sort files in Dolphin into date order on Kubuntu 12.04.01?
Can I sort files in Dolphin into date order on Kubuntu 12.04.01?
It was suggested (can't remember where) that Nepomuk would do this. If this is so, how do I enable Nepomuk. The application appears to ...
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Compressed MP3 files show in Thunar but not in Dolphin. Why?
This morning I tried to compress my MP3 files with lame and did that. But after that, whatever target name I give to the compressed files are not being listed in Dolphin.
However, these compressed ...
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Missing Dolphin context menu icons in Ubuntu 12.04
I have installed Dolphin and Krusader to navigate faster than Nautilus.
(I am happy with them, please do not advice another one)
But, when I right click, I see a context menu with no icons. In normal ...
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kubuntu 12.04 can't run kde app via konsole/terminal
this my first posting,. sorry if my English is not good.
I having problem with my app KDE base, if I run dolphin in konsole will be show this error
dolphin: symbol lookup error: ...
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Desktop integration with file manager
I use KDE as my primary desktop environment. I also have GNOME and Xfce installed along side. As a result (I think), different applications use different file manager for desktop integration. Dropbox ...
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How do I get XDG icons in Dolphin?
In KDE, Dolphin does not show the XDG icons for the user directories in my home folder, e.g., Music, Downloads, Documents, etc. It shows the generic folder icon for all directories. How can I make ...
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How to force Dolphin to not execute executable files
Dolphin has a nasty habit to execute whatever executable file I accidentally click on. How to turn off this behavior? Is there anything like in Nautilus which would allow to select appropriate action?
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How to change QT (KDE) application icons for gnome?
I'm running gnome3 on Ubuntu 12.04 and my dolphin looks like this:
I really don't like these oxygen themed icons and want to use the Faenza icons.
I tried backing up the oxygen icons and ...
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KDE waste bin issues
This has completely bamboozled me.
The waste bin is empty in my dolphin yet I cant delete anything because its claims it full every time I try. I have tried emptying it and it makes no difference. ...
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How to run Dolphin instead of Nautilus?
For various reasons, one being that I like it more, I want to run Dolphin as my default file manager in stock Ubuntu 12.04. I've installed dolphin.
I've done:
sudo mv /usr/bin/nautilus ...
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Camera protocol doesn't work
My Android device is set to use the media player mode when the USB cable is plugged in.
When I plug it in, it launches the media player thingy on my device and it shows up in the "Device Notifier" ...
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How to change file association for files opened in Dolphin from command line in GNOME?
I would like to change several default applications for files opened in Dolphin. I know I could do it manually with kcmshell4 filetypes, keditfiletype or however else but is there a way how to change ...
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Nautilus “Fail[s] To Mount” Windows Share that Dolphin Can Access
Dual-core notebook running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit (from an SSD if that matters, which I doubt); 8Gb Ram; Gnome 3.4 (but had same issue with gnome-classic and under KDA plasma).
The nub: I like ...
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Connect SFTP in Dolphin with keyfile and passphrase and nonstandard port
I am not finding an option to enter the keyfile when adding a network folder in Dolphin.
The "Add Network Folder" type is SSH. Dolphin allows me to enter a username, a server IP address, a port, the ...
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when I select a file in dolphin the name disappears
I'm using dolphin under gnome 3 and when I select a file, the name disappears. I tried looking at my kde settings and looking under colors and nothing seems out of the ordinary, and I don't know if ...
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Automounting partitions on 1TB external hard disk
I am on Kubuntu 12.04.
I have five labelled ext4 partitions on an external removable 1 TB external USB hard drive.
When the drive is plugged in, a box pops up, asking me what I want to do for each ...
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Connect FTP/SFTP in Dolphin or transfer Nautilus Bookmarks
I am really liking the power of Dolphin and all the KDE tools that go along with using it what can I do to connect via FTP/SFTP with Dolphin?
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Quick look for KDE?
As per title, I'm searching if there is something similar to OSX's Quick Look or Gnome's Gloobus Preview for KDE: searching Google brought me to some KDE's brainstorms, but nothing more.
Also to ...
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Dolphin KDE like column design for Nautilus or an alternative file browser
I'm now an Ubuntu user for several years but a friend of mine has Kubuntu installed and although I'm no fan of KDE i really liked the file Browser "Dolphin". Especially the Mac OSX like "columns ...
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How to open a folder in new tab in Dolphin from command-line?
I want to open folders with Kupfer (wiki) in a new tab of Dolphin file manager but can't find a way. I suppose the next thread can help solving this:
Open new tab in existing Konqueror from command ...
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“Send to” in the contextual menu (KDE) [closed]
I'm using KDE and Dolphin as my files manager. I don't see any "Send to" option when I right-click on a file. Is it possible to add it ?
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How to maintain symlinks in linux file manager?
I want to use symlinks extensively. However, if I move the target file, the symlink becomes broken (unlike on Windows). That's not acceptable to me, so I either need a solution or I won't be able to ...
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KDE's Dolphin Can't See Connected devices such as Nikon, Canon Cameras
I have noticed this problem across all distros including Kubuntu and openSUSE. Many times my Nikon D 7000 and Canon HF 11 are not seen or mounted by Dolphin. When I connect the Cameras I don't get any ...
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Display a column showing the tags set by Dolphin
In Dolphin 2 you can add tags to files, but you can't add a column in the detailed view to display them.
Is there a way to select files based on their tags ?
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Decent file manager with miller columns?
Is there a decent file manager with Miller columns?
I found marlin and dolphin so far. I like marlin, but it's seems quite buggy. Dolphin I like not so much. It lets me choose between single and ...
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Synchronize local filesystem bookmarks between Nautilus and Dolphin [closed]
Both Nautilus and Dolphin offer a column on the left to place local filesystem bookmarks or links. All the KDE-apps share Dolphin's bookmarks and the GTK-apps share Nautilus' bookmarks.
How can I get ...
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What does “Invalid protocol” mean"
I was trying to do a search using Dolphin file manager and, when I start typing the file name in the search box, I get the message "Invalid protocol" after the first 4 characters and I cannot do the ...
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Consistent view modes in Dolphin FM
When using Dolphin, each folder seems to have its own configuration for view modes. Meaning that if I change my view mode to "details" and then go into another folder that has "icons" as it's view ...
