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When I run the command nautilus &, the file browser opens correctly, but prints the following errors and doesn't return control to the terminal (e.g. what the & should do):

(nautilus:6279): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_dbus_interface_skeleton_unexport: assertion 'interface_->priv->connections != NULL' failed

(nautilus:6279): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_dbus_interface_skeleton_unexport: assertion 'interface_->priv->connections != NULL' failed

(nautilus:6279): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_theme_get_for_screen: assertion 'GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed

(nautilus:6279): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(nautilus:6279): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_object: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

What's going on?

EDIT: To clarify, the issue is that gedit doesn't get detatched when I use the &.

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    You can ignore these warnings. But remember to never run sudo nautilus!
    – edwinksl
    Sep 21, 2016 at 7:22
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    Right @edwinksl, instead use gksudo nautilus for root access
    – Benny
    Sep 21, 2016 at 7:51
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    For admim level stuff in nautilus there's a plugin for than, nautilus-admin , so that can be an alternative as well
    – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
    Sep 21, 2016 at 7:56
  • @edwinksl, why not sudo nautilus, and use gksudo nautilus instead? Cheers, Al
    – heynnema
    Sep 21, 2016 at 16:55
  • @heynnema Because there's a serious risk of breaking userspace permissions.
    – user589808
    Oct 2, 2016 at 23:25

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Nautilus is running fine , there are some warnings but they are not a problem.

If you want it to detatch when you run it stick an & on the end

nautilus &
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  • But that's the issue, when I stick an & at the end it doesn't detatch!
    – Edoardo
    Sep 21, 2016 at 7:39
  • It probably has detached, hit enter and the prompt will appear
    – Amias
    Sep 21, 2016 at 7:40
  • Oh. Fair enough
    – Edoardo
    Sep 21, 2016 at 7:42
  • Use nohup nautilus 2>&1 > /dev/null & . This sends command line output to black hole and returns control to terminal
    – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
    Sep 21, 2016 at 7:55
  • Nohup is a bad idea , it will try to keep it running after the terminal or xsession closes. Only use nohup for remote CLI not local GUI apps.
    – Amias
    Sep 21, 2016 at 10:06
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You can also add the following to your .bash_alias

alias nautilus='nautilus >/dev/null 2>&1'

so that all the output is no longer visible on the command line when you call nautilus.

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