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Thunar trash can works on one fs but not another

Thunar won't delete files from $HOME (see Can't find or create trash while deleting files) but will do so from other file systems on the same machine? ron@haggis:~$ dir .local/share/Trash total ...
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How to use as default nautilus in XFCE?

I'd like to use nautilus as default in XFCE instead of Thunar, but how can I remove full Thunar. I have already typed sudo apt-get remove thunar gvfs-backends But I still have problems because if ...
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Error after remove thunar

I'm not a Thunar fan, so I removed it and installed Nautilus. When I try to open picture or folder I have this error What should I do?
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Why do I see update-like marks in Synaptic Manager (Mint/Xfce) although there is no update available?

I'm in Linux Mint 14, Xfce. In Synaptic Manager I see these marks that seem to indicate an available upgrade, but there isn't any. Update manager finds nothing to upgrade. For other programs ...
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Is it possible to rename Thunar's side pane default items?

I would like to display a different name of these items - that would indicate for example that one is windows partition, other ubuntu, etc. Is it feasible?
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Change Chromium from automatically launches Nautilus with the Show In Folder command

Chrome offers a menu for each downloaded item, in which one can Show in Folder the item. This menu-command automatically launches Nautilus at the desired location. Nice. However, now my main desktop ...
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Linux, disable /dev/fd0 (floppy)

Is it possible to make Linux kernel completely ignore the floppy disk controller? I do not have the drive but obviously my motherboard does contain the controller. I would like to disable the /dev/fd0 ...
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Can't mount drivers in Thunar anymore

Today I got a Not authorized to perform operation. when I mount a drive in Thunar, # cat /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/10-udiskie.pkla [Local Users] Identity=unix-group:storage ...
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How to disable trash can in Thunar/XFCE?

I found myself always holding Shift when I delete a file with Thunar (the XFCE file manager). When I was using Windows I was always disabling "recycle bin" immediately after installation. I've looked ...
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How to assign special folder icons in XFCE?

I inadvertently deleted my Pictures folder on my linux box running XFCE / Thunar and, after restoring from the trash bin, the folder icon is plain with no camera on it. How do I get the folder icon ...
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Make thunar mount drives into /media rather than /run/media/username?

It's pretty annoying that thunar mounts a drive to /run/media/user_name/XX instead of /media/XX, can I change that behavior ? I'm running latest arch linux
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Can't find or create trash while deleting files

I was unable to remove a file anymore with thunar: How should I create the "Trash" folder ?
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Automount in Xfce4 just stopped working

A little while ago my usb drives stopped auto mounting. It might have been after an update but not sure where to look. I have been manually mounting them as root and that is a pain. Is there maybe ...
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Disable the GIO network extension?

I don't use any LAN, so the following "Network" is useless to me: I checked the source code partially and it seems to be using the GIO network extension. How can I disable this without modification ...
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Thunar: no templates in context menu

I already configured XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR field in ~/.config/user-dirs.dir , The folder is absolute path, and accessible, with several files inside. But when I right click, the "Create Document" menu ...
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Arch Linux , mount disks with thunar , without password

I just setup a minimal installation of Arch , installed gvfs , thunar-volman. But mounting disk requires password , this shouldn't happen. How should I work it out ?
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Thunar file manager: Sort by column keyboard shortcut?

I'm using Xfce 4.3 and the lightweight Thunar file manager. I often change file listings between Sort by Date Modified and Sort by Name. But it seems the only way to do this is by clicking the column ...
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Have Thunar remember file ordering for folders

I often attach files when on the web (using Chrome/Firefox), or when using email (Thunderbird). I need to navigate to a specific folder, and there I often need one of the most recent files. However, ...
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Thunar using no thumbnailers except built in fonts and images

Linux From Scratch SVN-20111010 Beyond Linux From Scratch Version 2011-11-16 Xfce4 4.8.0 I can't get any thumbnails in Thunar beyond fonts and basic images. After fighting with this I've gone back ...
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How to set up backspace to go up instead of back in Thunar?

I'd like pressing backspace to step one level up (outside) in a directory hierarchy instead of going to the previous opened location. How to configure this in Thunar?
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How to change a file type icon in XFCE (Thunar)?

How to change the icon used to depict files of a particular type in Thunar/XFCE.
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Is it possible to make thunar sort by ASCII order?

I'm currently using Debian 6 with Xfce desktop, and I can't find any setting to make Thunar sort files properly; i.e., by ASCII order. I haven't been able to turn up anything via search engines ...
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How do I stop thunar trying auto-mount a partition

When I plug in SIPOD, my pet ipod, thunar tries to auto-mount two partitions instead of one. This annoying pop-up is starting to kill me: This is what /dev/sde looks like: $ sudo file -s ...