Make Thunar Default File Manager Issue

Altough I downloaded and installed Thunar successfully,
I made it the default file manager in the applications settings,
I copied the “mimeapps.list” file into the system’s /etc directory,
apps like firefox, KTorrent etc recognize dolphin as the default file manager…

Any Idea?

Hi, welcome !!!

Is this on the KDE Plasma5 desktop? If so, use Systemsettings/Configure Desktop - Applications - Default Applications. Thunar should show there.

Hi and thank you :slight_smile:

Yes it’s on the KDE Plasma5…

I did this thing already;)

I copied “mimeapps.list” file as well from -/.config to **/etc/xdg **

but nothing happened.

When I open a folder through menu or desktop opens with thunar,
but applications use dolphin as file manager.
That’s the problem…

This also after a logout / login ?

And, try copying mimeapps.list to ~/.config

I did all these things.

Only Opera browser recognize thunar as default file manager.

Firefox, Kate, Ktorrent etc use dolphin to open/save files and import/export data

With Tumbleweed running on 2 systems, one would honor settings, the other would ignore them. The culprit was:

erlangen:~ # cat /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
[Default Applications]
x-scheme-handler/spotify=spotify.desktop
text/html=google-chrome.desktop;
text/xml=google-chrome.desktop;
application/xhtml_xml=google-chrome.desktop;
image/webp=google-chrome.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/http=google-chrome.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/https=google-chrome.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/ftp=google-chrome.desktop;
erlangen:~ # 

Make sure you redefine the above in your local settings. Otherwise the user will get the system settings.

erlangen:~ # cat /home/karl/.config/mimeapps.list
[Added Associations]
all/allfiles=jalbum.desktop;
application/pdf=okularApplication_pdf.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/http=firefox.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/https=firefox.desktop;

[Default Applications]
all/allfiles=jalbum.desktop;
text/html=fire.desktop
x-scheme-handler/http=firefox.desktop
x-scheme-handler/https=firefox.desktop

[Removed Associations]
application/jalbum=FoxitReader.desktop;
erlangen:~ #