XUbuntu & Konsole: Right Click -> Open File Manager opens VLC instead of Thunar

JoshuaD

5/19/23, 7:48 AM

I am running XUbuntu 20.04.

I have installed konsole and use it instead of the default console that comes with XUbuntu.

When I right click on a konsole, there is an option to "Open File Manager".

This is convenient. However, when I click it, VLC opens in some file-explorer mode rather than thunar, my default file manager.

Is there a way to tell konsole to use thunar rather than VLC?

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matigo

5/19/23, 9:14 AM

This took a bit of additional work to replicate your environment (Konsole + ZSH), but here's what you need to do to make it work:

Open Konsole (if it's not already open)

Set the default application for inode/directory:

appname=$(ls -A1 /usr/share/applications/|grep -i thunar) && sed -i "/inode\/directory/d" ~/.config/mimeapps.list;echo "inode/directory=$appname" >> ~/.config/mimeapps.list

_{Note: This will create a new file in ~/.config for default MIME types.}

Set the default xdg-mime value for directories:

xdg-mime default org.kde.thunar.desktop inode/directory

Set/Reset the preferred applications:
```
exo-preferred-applications
```
Set the File Manager to "Thunar" (with the proper icon, not the "No Entry" symbol):
Restart Konsole
Test things work correctly with a right-click ⇢ File Manager:

Now you should be good to go

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JoshuaD

5/20/23, 5:08 AM

This did not work. I followed the steps carefully but VLC still launches. I noticed a line in .config/mimeapps.list "inode/directory=exo-file-manager.desktop;". I changed it to the thunar line, and it reverted back after running exo-preferred-applications. I tried manually changing it and not running that program, but it made no difference.

JoshuaD

5/23/23, 7:47 PM

Actually, this seems to have worked. Today I tried the button on a whim and it opened Thunar. I don't recall if I restarted my computer since my last post. In either case, with the addition of some time and maybe a restart, this did the trick. Thank you!

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EN: XUbuntu & Konsole: Right Click -> Open File Manager opens VLC instead of Thunar

TH: XUbuntu & Konsole: คลิกขวา -> เปิด File Manager เปิด VLC แทน Thunar

RO: XUbuntu și Konsole: Faceți clic dreapta -> Open File Manager deschide VLC în loc de Thunar

RU: XUbuntu и Konsole: щелкните правой кнопкой мыши -> «Открыть файловый менеджер», чтобы открыть VLC вместо Thunar.

VI: XUbuntu & Konsole: Nhấp chuột phải -> Mở Trình quản lý tệp mở VLC thay vì Thunar

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