nautilus default file manager

[Jonathan Nadeau]

Thanks for your response this was a lot of help. Also thanks for clearly
telling me how to do things.

 On 10/23/2012 12:04 PM, Genghis Khan wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:58:42 -0400
> Jonathan Nadeau <j.nadeau at charter.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello list,
>>
>> I was wondering how to make nautilus the default file manager?
> What version of Xfce do you use?
>
> In case you are using an older version of Xfce, add the following lines
> to file ~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list
>
> [Default Applications]
> inode/directory=nautilus.desktop
> application/x-gnome-saved-search=nautilus.desktop
> application/x-mate-saved-search=nautilus.desktop
> x-directory/gnome-default-handler=nautilus.desktop
> x-directory/mate-default-handler=nautilus.desktop
> x-directory/normal=nautilus.desktop
>
> There should be a Nautilus entry under Preferred Applications under Xfce
> 4 Settings Manager where you need to select Nautilus under File Manager.
> http://git.xfce.org/xfce/exo/tree/exo-helper/helpers/nautilus.desktop.in.in
>
> If you do not want to load the Nautilus desktop then add the file
> nautilus.desktop (attached) to ~/.local/share/xfce4/helpers/ or replace
> it with the nautilus.desktop file located at /usr/share/xfce4/helpers/
>
>> Also how would I make nautilus open by default when plugging in a
>> removable media drive? Thanks for your time and help.
> Once you execute Nautilus, it continues to run in the background.
>
> If you like Nautilus to run in background at startup, you can add the
> file nautilus-autostart.desktop (attached) to /etc/xfce/xdg/autostart/
> or at /etc/xdg/autostart/and select Nautilus (if it would appear) in the
> Session and Startup dialog. Note I did not try it, so I will not
> assure you whether it is working or not, but it should.
>
> Preferred Applications
> $ exo-preferred-applications
>
> Xfce 4 Settings Manager
> $ xfce4-settings-manager
>
> Session and Startup dialog
> $ xfce4-session-settings
>