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Nautilus default .desktop file not right
I need some help with the GNOME Nautilus file manager.
The default .desktop file situated is /usr/share/applications has been deleted and replaced with my own one (no back up).
I was hoping to ...
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Error while using sudo on the base user
I am having an issue when I try to run
sudo -u user nautilus
in the terminal. It will not run the command as user and ends up running a weird messed up version of nautilus with most root permissions....
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Where does Nautilus file manager mounts ftp/smb connections?
Ubuntu 16.04. I want to know in what point of the file system tree does Nautilus file manager mounts the ftp/smb connections. I thought it could be on the same directory where external storage devices ...
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Nautilus won't launch on Ubuntu Gnome 16.04
I know there are other threads about this. I tried them but the offered solutions did not work and I'm not allowed to comment on the thread to ask for clarification, yet.
The only thing I've changed ...
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How to fix Nautilus in Ubuntu 14.04 to show 1MB = Division by 1024 kb?
How to force Nautilus in Ubuntu 14.04 to show correct size of file(s) in Megabytes, which is divided by 1024 kilobytes, instead of 1000 which it does at present?
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How to search only current directory in Nautilus (restore old behaviour)
Does anyone know, how can I bring back the old nautilus behaviour?
In old version (Debian <7), when I typed, the nautilus moved to first file that started with that typed phrase.
In new version (...
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Linux WindowMaker/Docky padding issue
I've recently made the switch to a custom Ubuntu installation (replacing Unity with WindowMaker). Everything works fine, except I have issues handling the windows while Docky + compositing (I already ...
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How to disable Gnome from making Documents/ Video/ in HOME?
Everytime I login graphically on Ubuntu 11.10 it creates
Desktop
Documents
Downloads
Music
Pictures
Public
Templates
Videos
in my $HOME.
How do I disable Nautilus (?) from doing that?
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I installed Ubuntu on my parents computer. Besides SCP, is there a lazy way to drag and drop movies from my computer to theirs?
I installed Ubuntu on my parents computer. Besides SCP, is there a lazy way to drag and drop movies from my computer to theirs?
Should I use a virtual desktop? maybe a nautilus plugin or maybe scp ...
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Prevent gnome from automatically mounting partition when clicked in nautilus
I have two partitions on a hard drive in my machine that are formatted as ntfs, but must under no circumstance be mounted by my Ubuntu installation (unless I do some preparation first). However ...
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broken nautilus
Not sure how this happened but now the "Places" menu on my Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick opens "VLC" for each of the item on this menu e.g. If I select "Home Folder", VLC opens up and no nautilus file browser ...
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mount ftp host in linux file system
I tried curlftpfs and can copy files etc., but opening media files in totem or vlc fails with read errors. Any suggestions?
I'd try to use gvfs-mount instead, but don't know how to pass an option ...
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Nautilus crashes when dragging files in Ubuntu 10.04
I'm running Gnome in Ubuntu 10.04. Nautilus used to work fine on my system but now it's doing something strange. Whenever I drag a file out of the Nautilus window to move it somewhere else, as soon as ...
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How do I salvage files from the lost+found folder?
Well, I screwed up my external hard drive and now everything is in the lost+found folder. I can barely look through it because there is several tens of thousands of files (buncha inode things) and a ...
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Ubuntu: is there a better file manager than Nautilus? [closed]
Is there a package readily available that can replace & enhance the functionality of Nautilus?
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