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JoshuaD
Asked: 2022-01-19 23:48:05 +0800 CST

XUbuntu & Konsole: Right Click -> Open File Manager opens VLC instead of Thunar

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I am running XUbuntu 20.04.

I have installed konsole and use it instead of the default console that comes with XUbuntu.

When I right click on a konsole, there is an option to "Open File Manager".

This is convenient. However, when I click it, VLC opens in some file-explorer mode rather than thunar, my default file manager.

Is there a way to tell konsole to use thunar rather than VLC?

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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    This took a bit of additional work to replicate your environment (Konsole + ZSH), but here's what you need to do to make it work:

    1. Open Konsole (if it's not already open)
    2. Set the default application for inode/directory: 
      appname=$(ls -A1 /usr/share/applications/|grep -i thunar) && sed -i "/inode\/directory/d" ~/.config/mimeapps.list;echo "inode/directory=$appname" >> ~/.config/mimeapps.list
      Note: This will create a new file in ~/.config for default MIME types.
    3. Set the default xdg-mime value for directories: 
      xdg-mime default org.kde.thunar.desktop inode/directory
    4. Set/Reset the preferred applications: 
      exo-preferred-applications
    5. Set the File Manager to "Thunar" (with the proper icon, not the "No Entry" symbol): Set the File Manager
    6. Restart Konsole
    7. Test things work correctly with a right-click ⇢ File Manager: Launching Thunar (instead of Catfish)

    Now you should be good to go ??

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