I've been using the Nautilus file manager for the xfce4 desktop environment. I dislike it. Can anyone tell me how to get Nemo for it?
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It is comparatively easy to install the Nemo file manager under Ubuntu, and the technique needs only a few small modifications to run with the Xfce4 desktop. Two simple steps are required:
1. Install Xfce4 and Nemo...
As you have probably found the 'lightest' way to install Xfce4 from a standard Ubuntu installation is to simply run:
sudo apt install xfce4
And then select 'Xfce Session' at the login screen. From there you can install Nemo (and a considerable number of Nemo's friends) as follows:
sudo apt-get install nemo
This will install the Nemo file manager which will be easily accessible from the Xfce4 menu.
2. Make Nemo the default...
You will note that Thunar will still be the default file manager and for completion this should be altered to Nemo. Run the command:
exo-preferred-applications
from a Terminal screen and alter the Preferred File Manager to Nemo as I demonstrate in the following screenshot:
Now you can successfully use Nemo for all of your File Manage needs under Ubuntu running Xfce4. It is wonderful to have so many choices when you are running Linux!!
3. Celebrate with a screenshot...
Below is a gratuitous screenshot demonstrating Nemo with Xfce4 running on my own system:
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