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Unfortunately, Nautilus is not doing its job the way I prefer. Therefore, I have edited the files /usr/share/applications/nautilus-folder-handler.desktop and /usr/share/spplications/nautilus-home.desktop to both start Thunar instead. This works fine until some update restores the old content in these files. I don't know which update does it, but I am forced to edit the files anew. This happened again today, and I'm getting tired of it. Please, is there a way to keep my preferred file manager, also across updates? Thanks :D

Bernt Ribbum
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  • What happens if you create a copy of those `.desktop` files in your `~/.local/share/applications/` directory and then edit? – pomsky Sep 28 '18 at 18:51
  • How do you lauch the file manager? Like you, I prefer something non-Nautilus ([PCManFM](https://wiki.lxde.org/en/PCManFM) in my case) and I simply put its (.desktop)icon in my panel and on a short-cut/hotkey, etc. Nautilus is rarely opened and safely ignored. – Dɑvïd Sep 28 '18 at 18:59
  • Does [this answer](https://askubuntu.com/a/368996/38585) (or another one in that Q&A) meet your need? – Dɑvïd Sep 28 '18 at 19:05
  • David - I always use the "Places" top menu item to open the file manager. That way, I can open it regardless of which application is running, full-screen or not. pomsky - never tried that :) – Bernt Ribbum Sep 28 '18 at 19:10

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