{"id":131,"date":"2013-09-28T15:36:39","date_gmt":"2013-09-28T15:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tencommandmentssigns.us\/blog\/?p=131"},"modified":"2013-09-28T15:36:39","modified_gmt":"2013-09-28T15:36:39","slug":"how-to-change-the-default-file-manager-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tencommandmentssigns.us\/blog\/2013\/09\/how-to-change-the-default-file-manager-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change the default file manager in Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a18f45b5eb3a2018a15e81c375bf2cff\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 336x280, created 10\/19\/10 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1409304071275289\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6253000559\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>To change the default file manager in Linux edit \/usr\/share\/applications\/defaults.list<\/p>\n<pre>$ sudo nano \/usr\/share\/applications\/defaults.list<\/pre>\n<p>Then search for &#8220;inode\/directory&#8221;. In nano, press Ctrl-W to search.<\/p>\n<p>It should look like this:<\/p>\n<pre>inode\/directory=pcmanfm.desktop<\/pre>\n<p>Change the part after the equal sign to whatever file manager you prefer such as <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.gnome.org\/Nautilus\">nautilus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/xfce.org\/\">thunar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/linuxmint\/nemo\">nemo<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dolphin.kde.org\/\">dolphin<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.lxde.org\/en\/PCManFM\">pcmanfm<\/a>. You&#8217;ll need to have the file manager you choose installed and a corresponding valid .desktop file in the \/usr\/share\/applications directory.<\/p>\n<pre>inode\/directory=nautilus.desktop<\/pre>\n<p>A guide on the Community Ubuntu Documentation for <a href=\"https:\/\/help.ubuntu.com\/community\/DefaultFileManager\">changing the default file manager<\/a> also recommends setting the value of &#8220;x-directory\/normal&#8221; as well.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To change the default file manager in Linux edit \/usr\/share\/applications\/defaults.list $ sudo nano \/usr\/share\/applications\/defaults.list Then search for &#8220;inode\/directory&#8221;. In nano, press Ctrl-W to search. 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