Change the default file manager for everything, not only the toolbar

Question

I am using Centos 7 with gnome3.

I would like to change the default file manager from Nautilus to Thunar.

I followed this : How to change the default filemanager of the Cinnamon desktop? but it's working only for the toolbar at the top. When I double-click a folder in the Desktop, Nautilus is opened.

Do I miss something ?

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 17 '17 at 09:16

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To change the default filemanager you can edit the file

~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list

Don't know how to specify thunar but to use nemo over nautilus I do this:

thomas@localhost ~> cat .local/share/applications/mimeapps.list [Added Associations] inode/directory=nemo.desktop;

Also if you are curious why the wrong filemanager is started if you click on a folder icon check the actual command the starter launches.

After resolving the issues (see comments) you also have to look in the file :

/usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache

there you can change the filemanager also:

inode/directory=nautilus.desktop inode/directory=nemo.desktop*

edited Mar 17 '17 at 09:16

GAD3R

answered Mar 17 '17 at 02:44

Akito

It's exactly the link I sent in my post and what I did. – Alexis Mar 17 '17 at 02:46
Sorry, I'm on my phone. Check what you missed because this answer covers everything you need to do. – Akito Mar 17 '17 at 02:47
`xdg-mime default Thunar.desktop inode/directory` is only for the current user – Mar 17 '17 at 17:29

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