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How to set nemo as default instead of nautilus? [duplicate]
I have recently installed nemo with:
sudo apt-get install nemo
But I am finding that other applications still are using nautilus to open folders like for instance the Unity search still opens its ...
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Changing Default File Manager in Ubuntu Gnome 18.04.2 [duplicate]
...in Ubuntu Gnome 18.04.2
Dolphin doesn't tick all my boxes and I much rather prefer using Nemo.
In the Kubuntu you can set this under default applications, not in the Gnome DE. How can this be ...
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Traditional search-as-you-type on newer Nautilus versions
Until now I was using a "traditional" version of Nautilus: that that comes with Ubuntu 10.10. Now I'm using 3.6.3, included with Ubuntu 13.04 (most likely any recent version is equivalent for the ...
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How to switch window controls to the left (Gnome Shell)?
Is there a way to the switch gnome-shell window buttons to the left? I've gotten so used to them being on the left that them being on the right has thrown me way off.
(gnome shell has them defaulted ...
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How do I change the default file manager back to Nautilus?
A while back, I set my default file manager to Nemo. I like it a lot, but it constantly crashes. I remember editing a text file to set it as default, but I forgot which file it was. How do I switch ...
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How to set Nemo as the default file manager in Ubuntu?
I just installed Ubuntu and I want to replace nautilus with Nemo. I first installed Nemo by using the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:embrosyn/cinnamon
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get ...
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Files (Nautilus) in 19.10 - drag-n-drop on desktop doesn't work
If I insert a flash drive and try to drag any files onto desktop - nothing happens.
Or from any other folder.
Drag 'n copy only works if you open desktop in nautilus ("show desktop in files").
I ...
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How to force Firefox to open downloads with new default file manager (Nemo)?
I installed Ubuntu 14.04.
Then I installed Nemo and configured it to be my new default file manager.
Most things works great, except for the browser Firefox. If I download a file and click in Firefox ...
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Nautilus context menu for current directory when there's lots of files / "Open in Terminal"
I want to be able to "open in terminal" from any directory.
I have the nautilus-open-terminal package installed
I'm not sure what the problem is exactly: when there's only a couple of items in a ...
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How to set PcManFm as the default file manager in 16.04?
Nautilus make my pc so slow, it keeps using more than 300MiB memory even after i close all folders... i installed PCMan file manager from software center and i like it.
but how can i set it as the ...
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How to open folders with `nemo` by clicking on folder icons on the desktop handled by nautilus or directly within nautilus?
My aim is to replace nautilus with nemo from universe in ubuntu devel (currently vivid) using unity. I am close to this goal, after reading about DefaultFileManager from ubuntu help and this or this ...
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Firefox does not open dolphin for inode/directory in kubuntu 15.04
this question has been asked multiple times like 1 and 2, but their solutions won't work anymore. Probably because of Plasma 5 and the new firefox versions.
So I am using Kubuntu 15.04, Firefox 40.0 ...
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"Open containing folder" in Firefox opens Thunar instead of default Nautilus
After going through several already-answered questions on AskUbuntu and Unix's stackexchange, Firefox's "Open containing folder" option (when a file is downloaded) still opens folder in ...
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How to install Nemo on Ubuntu (deb package)
I've been using the Nautilus file manager for the xfce4 desktop environment. I dislike it. Can anyone tell me how to get Nemo for it?
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Disk space Indicator for Files (Nautilus) application in Ubuntu 18.04
Is there any method to add a disk space indicator to Files in 18.04? Something as in Windows 10 or Cinnamon would be great.
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