9

I just switched to Fedora 22 and decided to go for Gnome3 this time instead of XFCE. I like the Thunar file manager so I downloaded it. I've had trouble setting it as the default file manager though.

What I tried:

I ran exo-preferred-applications. Under Utilities -> File Manager I selected Thunar.

The problem:

It's not acting as the default file manager. When I open my Downloads folder from my browser I still get Nautilus. Same when I click on my "Places".

Juicy
  • 3,685
  • 11
  • 31
  • 44

2 Answers2

7

In Fedora 25, the appropriate file is /usr/share/applications/gnome-mimeapps.list. Change the inode/directory entry to point to your file manager of choice. Change takes place immediately and the Places menu opens the newly selected application.

Thomas
  • 6,242
  • 8
  • 26
  • 32
Phillip Bagwell
  • 71
  • 1
  • 3
5

You could try editing /usr/share/applications/defaults.list and changing the line

inode/directory=nemo.desktop;caja.desktop;nautilus.desktop;Thunar.desktop;kde4-dolphin.desktop

to 

inode/directory=Thunar.desktop;

or some order that suits your needs.

user1717828
  • 3,512
  • 6
  • 23
  • 32